On October 20th, 2022, I reflected on the increasing amount of information in the world. It is becoming increasingly difficult to remember or keep track of all the information available to us. To cope with this deluge of information, we use our own filters, either consciously or unconsciously. However, recognizing our own filters or not can have significant consequences, dividing us into two categories: smart people who are aware of their filters, and normal people who are not. This difference in perception can create major problems. But before we jump to conclusions, we should ask ourselves a simpler question: "Is the information in the world really increasing?" Although it may seem true, the Earth is still the same size as it was yesterday. The definition of "information" is "digital/verbalized data." Therefore, it is true that the amount of digital/verbalized data in the world is increasing. However, this leads to another question: "Does digital...
Hello, I’m Kohei Takagi (髙木 耕平), a Japanese philosopher and world advisor. I explore global systems, AI-era dynamics, attention, trust, and long-term structures shaping our future. This blog is a place to record my observations and frameworks for understanding the world beyond daily news and short-term reactions. My guiding belief is simple: Tomorrow can be better, but only if we think and act carefully today. Disclaimer: On this blog, “the world” does not include Japan.