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I thought the article referred to the Métis people, one of three indigenous cultures mentioned in the Canadian Constitution. It took a few ticks to realize tha
by bluenose69 6y ago
I thought the article referred to the Métis people, one of three indigenous cultures mentioned in the Canadian Constitution. It took a few ticks to realize that it was using "metis" in another meaning.
- slibhb 6y agoIn Greek mythology, Metis is Athena's mother. As an descriptor, it means cunning.
- jdminhbg 6y agoAnd in this context (I think inspired by James Scott's Seeing Like A State), it refers to local knowledge that isn't necessarily obvious to outsiders. Think of something like "you have to build in retry logic because that API tends to fail every fifth time."
- Igelau 6y agoI had a copy of D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths as a kid. My favorite illustration was the full page shot of Athena busting out of Zeus's head in all her armored glory.
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- sharkjacobs 6y agoSame, I was hoping to find an article about some kind of little known bodybuilding metis subculture
- visiblink 6y agoI have read a lot of Metis history, and this passage struck me as oddly appropriate, although unintentionally so: "the practical wisdom that comes from being a tight-knit community sharing a common goal, watching each other succeed or fail, and passing down lore to the next generation."