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Overwhelmed by complexity?

  " I am scared by the direction things are going in the world ", one of my family members told me after another depressing look at her Facebook page and watching "The Social Dilemma" - a documentary about social media. The same day I had a phone call from another family member who was struggling to make sense of a YouTube video about the Corona virus and how we are supposedly being hoodwinked by the authorities. She didn't know what to believe anymore.  I am not sure myself what to believe either. Yes, I was able to give some perspective to both. No, there is no big conspiracy going on, because the world is far too complex a place for anyone to pull off a global virus to control us. No, the truth about the Corona virus cannot be purposefully hidden, because there are far too many researchers digging, hoping for a big breakthrough. The complex web of relationships in today's world somewhat protects us against any would-be control.  But it is that very comple...