[FRIAM] SFI to Trump: The dangers of simplicity in a complex world

[Gary Schiltz]

It goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway - FRIAM, both the list and
the actual gathering at the "mothership" of Santa Fe - has always felt
welcoming. It's the only list I've stayed with since its inception. I don't
know if there are any SFI lurkers here, but there do seem to be a lot of
people who "used to" have some association with it rather than those who
are actively involved with it. I've no idea how much is due to a bit of
snobbery vs. just simply the fact that the list is open to such a wide
range of stuff that isn't interesting to folks interested purely in
complexity. I find it easy enough just to delete messages when I get too
overwhelmed, confident that they are archived so I can eventually look them
over.

On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 1:34 PM, glen ☣ <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

> FWIW, I felt fairly unwelcome soon after I left to work in our Agua Fria
> office (1997 maybe), perhaps since I was merely a research technician
> rather than any sort of academic.  Then it got even worse when they
> expanded down the hill by staffing a receptionist.  I always managed to
> sneak past without being grilled to badly ... but the concept was clear: do
> you belong here?  Since I don't belong anywhere, I obviously didn't belong
> there. 8^)
>
>
> On 02/05/2017 03:40 PM, Frank Wimberly wrote:
> > That makes sense but I just sat there quietly and listened.  No
> > self-aggrandizing questions. And then I left.
>
> --
> ☣ glen
>
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