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fandomhigh2019-08-08 05:13 pm
endsthegame) wrote in fandomhigh2019-08-08 05:13 pm
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Practical Philosophy, Thursday
"Welcome back, class," Ender said, sitting down on the lawn with his legs crossed beneath him. "You may all have noticed some small changes in the world around you this week."
A pause.
"Or perhaps you haven't. After all, upheaval has come to the island in such enormously dramatic ways these past weeks that the lack of fish might almost seem like nothing at all." A pause. "Until you take a step off the causeway and look at the restaurants page in Yelp."
Look, you did adventure your way, Ben and Ender did it theirs.
"Still, small changes can steamroll into big implications. How did life evolve on this planet? How does the ecosystem function? How did cultures develop differently? Many societies were created in places where the fishing was bountiful - those settlements likely don't exist."
He looked at the class.
"Looking back at your life, can you identify any small changes that wound up having bigger implications than you expected?" he said. "Or is there anything you can think of that, if changed, would warp the world or your life in ways others might not predict?"
Beat.
"Or rant about the lack of sushi. This is a safe space."
He and Ben had had arguments this week.
A pause.
"Or perhaps you haven't. After all, upheaval has come to the island in such enormously dramatic ways these past weeks that the lack of fish might almost seem like nothing at all." A pause. "Until you take a step off the causeway and look at the restaurants page in Yelp."
Look, you did adventure your way, Ben and Ender did it theirs.
"Still, small changes can steamroll into big implications. How did life evolve on this planet? How does the ecosystem function? How did cultures develop differently? Many societies were created in places where the fishing was bountiful - those settlements likely don't exist."
He looked at the class.
"Looking back at your life, can you identify any small changes that wound up having bigger implications than you expected?" he said. "Or is there anything you can think of that, if changed, would warp the world or your life in ways others might not predict?"
Beat.
"Or rant about the lack of sushi. This is a safe space."
He and Ben had had arguments this week.