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my favourite asimov story[+], because i really love the trope of "society may enforce conformity, but then it relies on outsiders to advance". mercedes lackey's
by zem 3y ago
my favourite asimov story[+], because i really love the trope of "society may enforce conformity, but then it relies on outsiders to advance". mercedes lackey's "the lark and the wren" is another good story built around this idea.
[+] joint favourite with "the martian way", an extremely underrated story that to me exemplifies the golden age optimism around solar system exploration in a way that not even clarke manages.
- passion__desire 3y agoWhy Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective
- zem 3y agothanks, that looks like a book i'd enjoy!
- passion__desire 3y ago"The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't" I liked this book as well. Here's Max Born supporting the mindset. I believe there is no philosophical high-road in science, with epistemological signposts. No, we are in a jungle and find our way by trial and error, building our road behind us as we proceed. We do not find signposts at crossroads, but our own scouts erect them, to help the rest. - Max Born, as mentioned in Experiment and Theory in Physics (1943)
- zem 3y agokipling's "the explorer" also glorifies (in a positive sense) this mindset https://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poem/poems_explorer.htm https://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poem/poems_explorer.htm - it's literally about geographic exploration, but also about exploration of all kinds.