I messaged my friend the thoughts keeping me awake, “It scares me that you can learn and learn but never know enough to piece it together. But we never had this responsibility before. People didn’t know much beyond their day to day. I have this access they didn’t, but I am so scared to not know and never understand.” He thought to be forever learning was an exciting problem.
David Mountain’s ‘Past Mistakes’ is a crisp reminder to step beyond easily accessible narratives and stay objective when viewing the past.