myth's Belated DMSI 3.1 Journal

[myth]

Ah, I got you. Thank you for clarifying that.

Well, my original explanation was a bit abstract. Using the abstract terms of my original post, I could've rephrased by distilling it to: People often focus on blaming X instead of solving Y (as a way to resist solving Y). But an analogy seemed clearer.

I agree with you in that we need to focus on "fixing". However, if there were a bunch of criminals that kept breaking elevators, what would be gained by simply fixing the elevators? Justice is needed to restore balance and to keep bad things from reoccurring. So the criminals would have to be punished in some way.

Now, I don't know what those are metaphors for, just thought I'd point out that simply fixing something does not necessarily fix the real problem.

Justice solves a different problem. For example, regarding DMSI, we're trying to become sexier, not start a war against people (including our past selves) who prevented us from being sexier in the past. Solving the wrong problem is often a distraction from solving the right one.

Anyhow, to fix anything you need 2 things:

1. Know what's wrong
2. Know how to fix it

I'd say we're still in the process of developing those 2 in regards to DMSI.

Well, what's wrong varies by person. And will take more time with some than with others. Or, in elevator terms, each person's elevator is broken differently. The more guinea pig elevators that test it, the better it'll probably turn out.

And I'm beginning to regret choosing elevators as an analogy.