> A pretty familiar HN trope is calling in the Tech Billionaire Ex Machina to solve the world's problems
Love how you creatively defined this concept. This is a recurring pattern i´ve seen particularly in tech, and its not just over billionaires..
In psychoanalysis theres this great lacanian concept of "Big Other".
Once i understood this concept better, its much easier to spot my own flaws on counting on the Big Other (that is actually some illusory tendency of our minds to give us some comfort and help us to cope with the brutal reality).
You can see a great fictional tale about this concept embodied in "The Wizard of Oz".
Once we understand that the big other we were always counting on is in fact pretty much "smoke and mirrors", and that the big other (unlike in the wizard tale) doesnt really care, its a sour wake up call, but one that makes you grow up a little.
And if you not only believe in Big Others, but also assume they have a good willing nature, especially the ones that followed a road paved with gold, i have a bridge to sell to you..
Love how you creatively defined this concept. This is a recurring pattern i´ve seen particularly in tech, and its not just over billionaires..
In psychoanalysis theres this great lacanian concept of "Big Other".
Once i understood this concept better, its much easier to spot my own flaws on counting on the Big Other (that is actually some illusory tendency of our minds to give us some comfort and help us to cope with the brutal reality).
You can see a great fictional tale about this concept embodied in "The Wizard of Oz".
Once we understand that the big other we were always counting on is in fact pretty much "smoke and mirrors", and that the big other (unlike in the wizard tale) doesnt really care, its a sour wake up call, but one that makes you grow up a little.
And if you not only believe in Big Others, but also assume they have a good willing nature, especially the ones that followed a road paved with gold, i have a bridge to sell to you..