As the Governor of Texas launched into a tortured and poorly thought out football metaphor to express his indignation at the criticism and questions he was encountering about his response to the recent horrific floods I rolled my eyes.
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As the Governor of Texas launched into a tortured and poorly thought out football metaphor to express his indignation at the criticism and questions he was encountering about his response to the recent horrific floods I rolled my eyes.
Football and most sports are games where only one team or person can win.
The metaphors we choose matter.
Not just in terms of the respect and gravity a good metaphor may lend, but also the solutions and stance it may suggest.
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As the Governor of Texas launched into a tortured and poorly thought out football metaphor to express his indignation at the criticism and questions he was encountering about his response to the recent horrific floods I rolled my eyes.
Football and most sports are games where only one team or person can win.
The metaphors we choose matter.
Not just in terms of the respect and gravity a good metaphor may lend, but also the solutions and stance it may suggest.
There is a re-occurring fable about the "paradox" of ant evolution. I've come to see it as a fable because when you look at the primary sources... there isn't confusion about how eusociality is possible, just excitement and curiosity about exposing the development of more complex systems.
Only if you have a very narrow view of evolution ... as a series of matches with winners and losers could it be a paradox.
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There is a re-occurring fable about the "paradox" of ant evolution. I've come to see it as a fable because when you look at the primary sources... there isn't confusion about how eusociality is possible, just excitement and curiosity about exposing the development of more complex systems.
Only if you have a very narrow view of evolution ... as a series of matches with winners and losers could it be a paradox.
What if there is no opposing team in some circumstances? What if the challenge is to adapt and thrive in synchronicity with the natural world?
What if disasters aren't like "being the losing team" but rather a critical and dearly won moment of learning.
