Entropy rules all.

The only way to offset this fundamental tendency towards chaos and disorder is to input new energy into the system.

It is re-cognition and using old assets in new ways that carries the day. Some of us have known this all along.

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Logistics is the language and framework of movement, and from this we can quantify, analyze, and extrapolate the intentions of the parties involved.

All we must know is:

What "it" is
Where "it" is now
Where "it" is going

Through this lens, we bring clarity to chaos.

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Narrative is the logistics of ideas.

It's far and away the most effective framework from which to send an idea to another mind.

Once an idea is floated out into the world, the narrative frame reveals to the observer the intentions of the parties involved.

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Narrative, logistics, and infrastructure are the fundamental tools of surviving the coming age of durable disorder.

Nation-states were simply how we have reconciled and organized human interests and our narratives of self/family/tribe in the past half-millennia.

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But for all of human civilization prior, it was trade, storytelling, and persistent conflict that shaped our limited view of the world - and located our place within it.

If the US - and with it our interdependent allies - is to endure the coming age, these are the tools.

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The US holds the high ground of global cultural influence.

To this, we must find new ways to combat China's BRI and reinforce old alliances, while building new ones based on infrastructure AND better ideas.

To @realDonaldTrump's credit, we're trying.

http://tiny.cc/lztrfz 

HOWEVER, and most importantly, these tools are not limited to nation-states.

They scale.

The title and subtitle of @nntaleb's phenomenal book "Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder" is our final piece.

Narrative and logistics helps you gain from (durable) disorder.

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Mastery of these tools will make YOU an antifragile force of nature that can thrive in any economic, cultural, and political environment.

You can read the terrain, construct products and ideas that move minds and money, and influence the how and why of their movement.

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Yes, the world is reverting to its pre-Westphalian state of durable disorder.

And yes, there are men and women during their best to stand against that decline.

But if we fail, these are the keys we leave behind to help individuals rebuild themselves and their world.

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Contine your education on "The New Rules of War" and understanding our coming age of Durable Disorder by purchasing and deep-diving into @seanmcfate's book.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0756DWQR7/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_epzWDbWS6N1XC

And to learn about how your cognitive biases - your self-narrative - influence your perception and behaviors in ways you might not understand, check out my entry in @masterselfblog's (owned by my co-panelist @Libera_Rex) "Beyond Influence" series. https://medium.com/@thehuntsmanonline/masterselfs-beyond-influence-autoimmune-influence-diseases-f47fab9a9b66?source=friends_link&sk=b3b4237392e7a71a3f39db7240d9b97f

Finally, if there's anything @adamscrabble has taught me from his phenomenal threads, it's that no thread is complete without a picture of a cute dog or cat.

So here is a photo of the world's most majestic breed of cat, the Maine Coon.

Follow-up thread to this one, expanding on the #BeltandRoad by detailing the US' recent response - the #BlueDotNetwork. https://twitter.com/man_integrated/status/1192489639547936768