And what was the motivation for that prior conception?
Some might find that conception more comforting than the truth—no one governs the world.
Experiences, personality traits, noise.
Also low status, not fitting in, and a desire to justify this in terms of the illegitimacy of the existing social order.
Occam’s Razor, perhaps.
Also the strong human tendency to project agency on the world.
And what was the motivation for that prior conception?
Some might find that conception more comforting than the truth—no one governs the world.
Experiences, personality traits, noise.
Also low status, not fitting in, and a desire to justify this in terms of the illegitimacy of the existing social order.
Occam’s Razor, perhaps.
Also the strong human tendency to project agency on the world.