> I see the same thing when I look at the real world: it is not a collection of objects, but rather a system of processes, and those processes are best understo

> I see the same thing when I look at the real world: it is not a collection of objects, but rather a system of processes, and those processes are best understood through mathematics. This sentence gets to me. He's _so close_ to right, it's just that the answer is from a world so different than where he lives. In management consulting, I learned the exact same thing, _except_ that the best way to understand the system is through _social relations_ (read: office politics), not math. Such an understanding inevitably leads you, when you hope to create change, to FIRST establish a need, and THEN pose a solution. He didn't blow it. He just needs to learn to establish the need. > there’s no sense of desperation, ... People are still bewitched by the progress People are desperate for "artistic expression". But needs don't exist in a vacuum.