EXO hosts a growing number of essays that interpret new developments and highlight crucial anticipations. We invite contributions from our extensive network and beyond. Most importantly, we welcome observations that are grounded in a fuller understanding of what has been technologically caused but goes all too often unnoticed. Psychology teaches us that we tend to avoid fundamental issues and, instead, spend our time "amusing ourselves to death." Our goal is to tackle the difficult topics that others tend to avoid – often as a result of the fear of confronting unpleasant consequences.
Marshall McLuhan suggested that "there is a deep-seated repugnance in the human breast against understanding the processes in which we are involved. Such understanding implies far too much responsibility for our actions." It is the mission of EXO to equip our clients with that understanding of patterns, specifically to enhance their ability to take that responsibility. We do not approach this with any "ideological" or "programmatic" pretensions. We are not trying to "change the world," just hoping to improve our fundamental understanding of it.
Marshall McLuhan suggested that "there is a deep-seated repugnance in the human breast against understanding the processes in which we are involved. Such understanding implies far too much responsibility for our actions."
Our values are now in the process of radical change. With history as our guide, we are sensitive to how our "behaviors and attitudes" have often changed before. We are also mindful of how previous attitudes, thought to have been long discarded, can be retrieved by new technological environments. This process is a critical one, implying that "linear" progress cannot accurately point towards future events. Our modern political and economic "biases" – such as the promotion of "democracy" and "capitalism" &c – are already being severely challenged. We welcome commentary that is grounded in comprehension of these changes and that can help to illuminate our path forward.