Ben Hunt at Epsilon Theory has a concept he calls a MacGuffin. A MacGuffin is an Object of Desire, around which merry plots are constructed to thrill/amuse/frighten/engage the viewer. A recurring topic of Ben's writing is how narrative drives our lives. A MacGuffin is the focus of that narrative. It's "inflation," "taxes," "crypto," or whatever the narrative of the day is.
Wrestling with Abstraction
Wrestling with Abstraction
Wrestling with Abstraction
Ben Hunt at Epsilon Theory has a concept he calls a MacGuffin. A MacGuffin is an Object of Desire, around which merry plots are constructed to thrill/amuse/frighten/engage the viewer. A recurring topic of Ben's writing is how narrative drives our lives. A MacGuffin is the focus of that narrative. It's "inflation," "taxes," "crypto," or whatever the narrative of the day is.