The Goldilocks story is the namesake of an important concept in
complexity theory and Big History known as the Goldilocks Principle. In Big History and the Future of Humanity, Fred Spier, makes good use
of the idea that complexity only emerges under certain ‘just right’
circumstances (aka boundary conditions). But I propose a different use of the Goldilocks idea; as a metaphor that describes our current predicament/opportunity.
To make my point, the story would be modified just slightly. Imagine the plot twist if Goldilocks decided to do a little light reading before falling asleep. And what if the
book she happened to grab off the nightstand was the story she was in? It's a moment captured on Goldi's face below.
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"The Goldilocks Moment" © Rich Blundell 2012 - original artwork commissioned to Jason May |
This is what I mean when I say that “we
live in the moment when the story is entering the story.” Big History is our story and this is
our Goldilocks moment. Yeah, we were young, we experimented, we even broke a chair or two. But now, as the bears come up the path, the story is in our hands, what plot twist can we write...?
Translation: HEY SLEEPYHEAD, PICK UP THE DAMN BOOK!
Translation: HEY SLEEPYHEAD, PICK UP THE DAMN BOOK!
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