Opt In, Opt Out

October 2026

My thoughts on my philosophy on school, at its beginning versus now.

These are invented systems of performance. Math is like Dungeons and Dragons: a bunch of complex rules to work inside the game that was created.

Was I wrong? No.

Does it matter? No.

The question is then, opt in or opt out?

The goal is opt out, but to opt out we have to consider the ramifications, and ask the question at a larger scale: what is worth opting into?

That which is good.

As we approach the limit of opting out of everything but that which is good, we approach a perfect world.

To play the game you have to wear the jersey. So why do we opt in to the things we do? Because they are mostly good, and we will do our best to eliminate the bad with our influence.

Hence the meaning of: no solutions, only tradeoffs.

I don't care about this. But I do it. And that's my nobility.