Francisco Osorio, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
#story #socialcapital #haters #hierarchy #status #evil #frame
Modern stories revolve around the Good Guys and the Bad Guys, Us vs. Them. But stories weren’t always so polarizing, or so clear who was on which side. The Good Guy/ Bad Guy structure is so strong in our culture that it’s our fallback reasoning— if they have a different idea than me, they must be evil.
Social Capital in Silicon Valley
Getting in the ‘in crowd’ builds status. In Silicon Valley, you never know who might be the next founder, which helps keep the social status fluid and competitive.
Haters. Gotta love ’em. But really, just ignore ’em.
Reality has a surprising amount of detail
What looks simple ends up being complex, until it becomes second-nature and simple again. This plays out across all aspects of life, and gives us the opportunity to look for information —and opportunities— outside our current frame of understanding which we might totally miss.