Hunting For Life-Changing Mistakes - by Brian Chau

In The Sundial Theory Of History, I give a broad outline of my theory of political change. In summary, each era has a series of truths which it denies, equivalently seen as lies that it is founded upon. Then, what is the value of older literature? Shakespeare, Dante, Mark Twain, the Bible? A naive reading is that most older literature is useful, and the more popular it is, the more likely it is to be useful. Let’s pause and think about what this older literature is supposed to accomplish, and what it accomplishes in practice. Under the sundial theory, a work of older literature ideally reveals a lie the current era is founded upon. When an older perspective differs significantly from that of your era, the difference falls into one of two categories, or in rare cases both. From the New World is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. It may be a truth denied by our era. It may be a lie supported by its era. T

In The Sundial Theory Of History, I give a broad outline of my theory of political change. In summary, each era has a series of truths which it denies, equivalently seen as lies that it is founded upon. Then, what is the value of older literature? Shakespeare, Dante, Mark Twain, the Bible? A naive reading is that most older literature is useful, and the more popular it is, the more likely it is to be useful. Let’s pause and think about what this older literature is supposed to accomplish, and what it accomplishes in practice. Under the sundial theory, a work of older literature ideally reveals