They knew many things but had no idea why. And strangely this made them more, rather than less, certain that they were right. - Neal Stephenson

I’m not that proud of being a congenital pain in the ass. But I will take money for it.

Hiro watches the large, radioactive, spear-throwing killer drug lord ride his motorcycle into Chinatown. Which is the same as riding it into China, as far as chasing him down is concerned.

Consciousness amplifies the weak signals that, like cobwebs spun between trees, web Narratives together. Moreover, it amplifies them selectively and in that way creates feedback loops that steer the Narratives.