This is a spectacular articulation of a phenomenon I am obsessed with and write about a great deal. The purpose of story is to create a shared reality. When individuals share a story they become part of a superorganism. For better or for worse, that is how humanity works and how we get things done. It's how we do good and it's how we destroy -- which one of these we do depends on the story we're telling ourselves. There is great responsibility there, great opportunity, and great potential for harm if we use the power badly.
This is a spectacular articulation of a phenomenon I am obsessed with and write about a great deal. The purpose of story is to create a shared reality. When individuals share a story they become part of a superorganism. For better or for worse, that is how humanity works and how we get things done. It's how we do good and it's how we destroy -- which one of these we do depends on the story we're telling ourselves. There is great responsibility there, great opportunity, and great potential for harm if we use the power badly.