Concepts and grounding.
This is a twitchy topic that I wanted to bring about into a discussion. My challenge as a person has always been about relating to a concept. Everyday we run into a new proposal wherein a person of technology engages in what can only be considered as ignorance in part. A year ago I ran into a concept of a modular aeroplane that had swappable cargo and passenger pods. I am not an aeronautical engineer nor is my expertise in structural engineering, however the idea sounded a flight of fancy than anything else (pun intended). It was so silly that even aeronautical engineers were clear on voicing out an opinion on how silly it really was
We have see the tesla tunnel that is a let down, the absurdly, exhorbitantly expensive, facade of hyperloop, and many such ideas that literally throw logic and scientific understanding completely out of the window.
I am an fan of Philip E. Mason, I admire his ability to filter the nonsense, while distilling the flamboyant claims made by so called inventors. I have nothing against Elon or others who are at their core inventors. They keep the world moving, but at some point one has to start looking at ideas with some sense of merit and discard the fanboy glasses that most seem to see it through.
When we see concepts, the first few questions we have to ask are as follows:
1) Am I qualified to understand this?
a) who can help me understand this?
b) Can I ask unbiased questions and scrutinize it without blindly following it?
2) Is sharing this not-understood concept going to be of any use to anyone or will it create more white noise?
3) Is there a practical appeal in this concept?
4) An I following a concept and vetting it blindly because I am a fanboy?
A 'No' or a residual 'No' in the general periphery of such concepts should then be taken up as a sharing with your POV than as your acceptance. In this age of information where we create data we have to at some point realize that our quest should be about pin-point understanding than blind sharing.
We may not always understand everything, but it is safer to not share what we don't understand without a statement 'I don't understand this, can someone help?" .
This should attract people who we can collaborate with, work with, and in turn learn with.
Feel free to share your POV.
Thank you
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