Ignorance Is Bliss, Illusion Is Not

Everybody knows that they don’t know enough about the world.

Where people disagree though, is how much exactly they know. “Maybe I don’t know about rocket science or self-driving cars”, you might say, “but I know enough about the world”. That’s enough for me.

It sounds reasonable, but even then, there’s a good chance you may be taking too much credit. Complexity exists all…