The Importance of Thinking We're Important

Bad news is man-made, top-down, purposed stuff imposed on history. Big news is accidental, unplanned, emergent stuff that gradually evolves. The things that go well are largely unintended; the things that go badly are largely intended. I love that passage, but when I step back, I have big problems with it. Every single one of these was a serendipitous, unexpected phenomenon supplied by millions of people who did not intend to cause these big changes.