The Illegible Real
Why Tacit Knowledge Matters More Than Ever
“The real is what does not depend on my idea of it.”
- Jacques Lacan, Seminar XXI
A farmer knows soil in ways no analysis captures. A jazz musician knows when to break rules in ways no theory explains. This gap - between lived knowledge and formal representation - haunts every system we build.
James C. Scott saw found genius in farmers resisting state pla…
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