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by duxup 1310 days ago
I don’t understand why you would be concerned why people don’t appreciate the pattern.

And then not seem to understand why they wouldn’t…

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There's new patterns. That's the point.

It's that you can't define one system in another's terms.

Someone who lives in say Tokyo would probably see private car ownership as incredibly expensive and inconvenient while someone living in rural Montana probably can't conceive of how to live their life using public transit.

An inability to imagine new ways is inherent to any system change. I'm sure people can adapt just like I'm sure someone from Montana can get used to using trains if they went to Tokyo.

I don't know all the patterns but I've got faith that people can modify their behaviors as required by at least this amount.

But I get it. You can't really see it until you do it and then it's obvious and easy.