There is a natural tendency-- I'll talk about it in a moment, the second law of thermodynamics-- for systems to degenerate and become more and more disorderly . It's easier to break it than make it.
"In those days the oak table, situated as it was at the hub of our indoor activities, had become the center and symbol of family communication and sharing. It attracted and hosted the disorderly Grudin version of the tea ceremony. Its broad square surface and rich brown texture created a human space that was always inviting, always available. Its waterproof skin accommodated hot cups and chilled glasses a lot, alike. Its ample center
Because they are around and smooth, but they are streamlined, and technological, and clean, and almost mathematical. A potato is rough and disorderly . These are not potatoes.
I know of no example of any empire that so rapidly destroyed itself, not because there were external forces, but because internally it was so unstable and so disorderly . At the end of these 31 years, in 1945, Europe was occupied territory.
after leaving Harvard and joining the Eckhart and Maulchy Computer Corporation, Grace Mary Hopper found herself behind bars at the Central Philadelphia police station. The programming pioneer was arrested at 3am for drunk and disorderly conduct. She was eventually placed in the custody of Pennsylvania General Hospital for treatment. Hoppers' life was unraveling. At the age of 43 years old she had accomplished much, yet her growing dependency on alcohol was jeopardizing her career and her relationships. As winter approached, she attempted to commit
that filled at the rate of four messages per minute; students terrified they had mistyped their Social Security numbers; guidance counselors duty-bound to report that an applicant along with the rest of the football team had just been given a citation for disorderly conduct. And always, always parents. Parents. Susanna had been entirely uninvolved in Portia's own college search. She remembered one heated discussion about applying to Smith: reactionary
But actually, the room where it's happening has moved to the private sector, to private equity or privately held corporations, and we may still And in the long term, you would have more disorderly immigration as people start to try and move away from difficult economic and
that it's a relatively new one. And so historically, there's generally been what some have called a disorderly situation where
But the two levels can be compatible with each other. laws of physics. The next step is if the universe is just a story of stuff becoming more and more disorderly and entropic over time, why are we here?