Thank you, Charles, for this great link. It is a good synopsis of how the study of chaos and complexity explain the collapse of vertically-structured systems [more than just a metaphor in the WTC example] and the emergence of horizontal networks based on interconnectedness [of which the marketplace is the most prominent example]. I spoke with a man whose friend worked on one of the higher floors of the WTC on 9/11. The word came down to her office from on high: “stay where you are!” Her coworkers did just that. She, on the other hand shouted at them to … Continue reading Re Questioning Authorities