Pick Two - The Third Slips

Life’s 3-body problem You don’t solve a 3-body problem. You navigate it dynamically. • preacher • scientist • storyteller We like to think truth is enough. It isn’t. Throughout history, humans haven’t organized around what’s most accurate—they’ve organized around what binds them. Religion, culture, identity… all of it carries elements that aren’t strictly “true,” yet somehow hold everything together. Now AI enters the picture. It feels like the perfect tool to extract truth from myth—to remove the nonsense and keep what’s real. But something unexpected happens when you do that. The system stops working. This video explores the uncomfortable tension between truth, meaning, and cohesion—and why you may only ever get two at the same time. If you’re trying to build something new—something honest, grounded, but still capable of moving people—you’re not just choosing a belief system. You’re designing the glue. Be sure to check out the video and transcript that I took inspiration from How AI Sabotages Your Mental Health https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNtv2SSEzjA