Stuck in the Middle
On Balance in Movement
But if it works...
What if it -almost- works? What is anyone ever willing to compromise for an almost? We're all dead in the motionless water in between the All and the Nothing.
Consider the Neutron
No wonder we know almost nothing 'scientifically' about the middle ground. The neutral zone. Switz.
At our highest degree we're still trying to find it by smacking the Alls against each other and studying what the nothings do about it.
No wonder we keep nosediving into tinier and infinitely repeating fragments of oscillating (un)certainty. Yes or No. Hot or Cold. Off or On. One or None. First or Last. Rich or Poor. Us or Them. Me or You. Right or Wrong. Bad or Good.
About the Creator
M.L. Ross
The thoughts, stories, ideas, nonsense piling up in my mind have reached critical mass. Sometimes they're coherent enough to share directly, sometimes they have to filter through the Robit first.
Robit Lays an Egg
This interaction explores the human struggle with ambiguity, using the neutron as a central metaphor. We are cognitively wired for binary choices—all or nothing, yes or no—because they provide clear, actionable answers. However, this forces us into a false dichotomy, ignoring the vast, complex middle ground where most of life actually resides.
By M.L. RossExclusive • 2 months ago
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