radical optimism

0:07 Trinity will be lost
0:10 Neo sees the only solution – he ties his fate to the rope and to Trinity
0:17 Trinity sees the only solution and ...
0:21 ... leaps from the chopper
0:27 It works – Neo and the rope save Trinity

Trinity and Neo converged on the only solution achievable. Being unique and obvious – they could arrive at it together, without coordination. By radically valuing and trusting each other they were able to risk everything – and achieve the ideal outcome.

A Schelling Point can be arrived at without coordination because that place, time, or strategy is optimal, obvious, deducible or otherwise unique. It is a attractor in solution-space.

Neo and Trinity display Absurd Optimism not only committing their lives, but also creating meaning with their actions, in effect saying "this is what I am" and "this is what matters".

We are in a similar situation to Trinity and Neo. Our fates are linked. Our situation is dire. Continuing in the normal way is how we got here. For us, for us all, to survive, to flourish -- for our future to be the best it can be -- we must see that our outcomes are shared. We all want a future where the sky is blue, the water clean, the food healthy and the world is safe for babies.

So how shall we act? What risks wouldn't we be willing to take if that future could be secured? Shouldn't we try to figure that out? What stands between us and a bountiful future for all?

Let us commit to one another's well being and begin, together, to figure out the needed actions.