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Plausible fiction – Topos Institute

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Each of us can see problems in the world, cases where something we care about is in need of attention. On the global scale, I am deeply concerned about rampant pollution, countries engaged in hostile acts of aggression, political corruption, cultural fragmentation, the effects of modern technology on human lives and livelihoods, and more. To myself and I believe many other people, the world seems to be cracking under some sort of immense pressure, with “no one at the wheel” to steer the ship. At the same time, we humans are imaginative. According to historian Yuval Harari, our superpower lies in creating fictions that can become real through our collective belief and action. This manifests in several ways: These examples show how our “fictions” can shape the flow of events. Rather than waiting for someone else to steer our ship, perhaps we can harness this imaginative power to solve our problems. In this post, I’ll begin by considering how it is that what we propose in language can bec

Plausible fiction – Topos Institute Introduction Each of us can see problems in the world, cases where something we care about is in need of attention. On the global scale, I am deeply concerned about rampant pollution, countries engaged in hostile acts of aggression, political corruption, cultural fragmentation, the effects of modern technology on human lives and livelihoods, and more. To myself and I believe many other people, the world seems to be cracking under some sort of immense pressure, with “no one at the wheel” to steer the ship. At the same time, we humans are imaginative. Accordin

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