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Thanks for the comment. I'm not advocating pacifism, just non-attachment. So where various "anti-complexity" activities do this, I think they are in the right p

Thanks for the comment. I'm not advocating pacifism, just non-attachment. So where various "anti-complexity" activities do this, I think they are in the right place. Civboot.org is itself a project which I see as the ultimate "re-analyse and reduce complexity", but I'm not trying to fight against complexity. I simply enjoy the process of refactoring and learning from the ground up. The fact that it will be useful for the future simply aids in the feeling that I am a (small) part of a larger flow of technological growth, death and rebirth.

nonrandomstring 5y ago
> I simply enjoy the process of refactoring and learning from the ground up. Nice sentiment. I think this is one of the core engineer/hacker traits. It's not just over-complexity that offends, but the opacity that comes with the unfathomable. One is compelled to pull it apart simply to rebuilt it - to hold it in mind. > I am a (small) part of a larger flow of technological growth, death and rebirth. An awesome way of putting it. I wish this conversation could be amplified. This speaks loudly to the fearful foolishness of labelling new technological progressives, those with a broader vision who urge caution and choice, as Luddites or neo-primitives. It reveals the attachment issues in the accusers who cannot let go of a monotonic growth model. In engineering philosophy we had a lesson on the "wheel of life" development model, where things start at the periphery, are absorbed into efficient central forms, and then disperse again once the centre cannot hold. The professor mentioned that it's quite nicely analogous to a cosmological model, ever forming, exploding and reforming.