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What& #39;s going on here? The Mechanical Turk (fake) pranked inventors into making radical technological advances (real)... Which means all these things were already possible, but they didn& #39;t seem plausible.
The Mechanical Turk expanded the range of the plausible. https://twitter.com/gordonbrander/status/1385245747071787008">https://twitter.com/gordonbra...
The Mechanical Turk expanded the range of the plausible. https://twitter.com/gordonbrander/status/1385245747071787008">https://twitter.com/gordonbra...
Reality is under no obligation to be plausible... but inventors are. Which makes plausibility a social constraint on invention. https://twitter.com/stewartbrand/status/1027297792417398784?s=20">https://twitter.com/stewartbr...
Demo or die?
Plausibility is a failure of imagination (Clarke& #39;s 2nd hazard of forecasting).
So, what kinds of things expand the range of the plausible?
Demos
Prototypes (looks-like, works-like)
Proofs of concept
Existence Proofs
Analogous systems
A broader understanding of history
Exposure to nonlinear systems
Scenario Planning
Science Fiction
Memes
What else?
Demos
Prototypes (looks-like, works-like)
Proofs of concept
Existence Proofs
Analogous systems
A broader understanding of history
Exposure to nonlinear systems
Scenario Planning
Science Fiction
Memes
What else?
Faith
Yes! Seeing what& #39;s possible and plausible outside of your bubble. https://twitter.com/jtaylorhodge/status/1385256014753173505?s=20">https://twitter.com/jtaylorho...
https://twitter.com/TrevorFSmith/status/1385257053111783427?s=20">https://twitter.com/TrevorFSm...
tfw the possible demolishes your plausible https://twitter.com/KaseyKlimes/status/1385260693990133766?s=20">https://twitter.com/KaseyKlim...
Beginner& #39;s Mind https://twitter.com/Zen_Moments/status/1374973998719762432?s=20">https://twitter.com/Zen_Momen...
Bracketing. Constructing your own plausible. https://twitter.com/novysan/status/1385253024982044673?s=20">https://twitter.com/novysan/s...
https://twitter.com/Lauracsc_/status/1385287761977126924?s=20">https://twitter.com/Lauracsc_...
