# Obvious Acceleration

**Published by:** [jer979](https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2/)
**Published on:** 2025-07-15
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2/obvious-acceleration

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“It’s obvious that Church and State should be separate.” “It’s obvious that we need to protect freedom of speech.” Once upon a time, these things-and many, many others- were NOT obvious. What’s true at the macro level is also true at the micro level. Over the course of our lives, things that were not obvious become obvious. The question is: if it’s obvious or “self-evident,” then why all the friction and lag in changing our behavior and our outlook? Even better, if it’s going to be obvious in the future, what do I have to do to make it obvious now? Seems like that could help simplify things. I don’t have the answer. Maybe the process of moving from non-obvious to obvious is the goal? Maybe not. But, maybe, just maybe, one day,

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