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Neuroscientist Francisco Varela’s “gestures” of awareness—suspension, redirection, and letting go—are an incredibly simple guide to understanding the connection between the brain and the phenomenon of insight, both those mundane and profound.

Varela's Gestures

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At the bottom of the trendiest trends of cognitive science today is something very interesting indeed. A man named Francisco Varela and his efforts to model the structural dynamics of contemplative traditions.
Neuroscientist Francisco Varela’s “gestures” of awareness—suspension, redirection, and letting go—are an incredibly simple guide to understanding the connection between the brain and the phenomenon of insight, both those mundane and profound.
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Year 2000 predictions once foretold catastrophe, but now we laugh at those predictions. The same is true of many historical cycles and years with big, round numbers. They become significant simply because we collectively believe in their importance.

The Millennium Myth

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For many, the year 2000 marked something momentous. Prophecies and reveries abounded. Similar significance has been attributed to many auspicious dates, like the popular theory of the five-hundred year cycle. What if these cycles are actually special? Not for any special reason, but simply because we’re human?
Year 2000 predictions once foretold catastrophe, but now we laugh at those predictions. The same is true of many historical cycles and years with big, round numbers. They become significant simply because we collectively believe in their importance.
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Hydraulic despotism is the idea the critical resources are used to control populaces. Once, water. Now tech. To counter this, we should learn to recreate more basic systems from scratch, fostering self-reliance and innovation.

From Zero

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Control the water, control the people. This key idea, that some resources act as a kind of control mechanism for certain entities is an attractive one. But it seems as though technology is characterised by this dynamic. New technology is created and monopolised. And when the monopoly is broken, we are content to hand over control to various political and corporate entities. This state of dependence seems not only unnecessary, but untenable. And so, we explore how to recreate them from zero.
Hydraulic despotism is the idea the critical resources are used to control populaces. Once, water. Now tech. To counter this, we should learn to recreate more basic systems from scratch, fostering self-reliance and innovation.
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Server 101: A Digital Foundation

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A simple set up that allows us to access our files and stream media from our PC, our phone, and wherever else we might want them. No one owns them but us. If anything goes wrong, it can be replaced easily. And most importantly, we’ll have control over our digital self in a way that it deserves.
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Server 102: Access Everywhere

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A simple that allows us to access our files and stream media from our PC, our phone, and wherever else we might want them. No one owns them but us. If anything goes wrong, it can be replaced easily. And most importantly, we’ll have control over our digital self in a way that it deserves.
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digital-architecture on-being-fruitful
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