language is itself a simplification of an embedded representation of a worldview the map is not the territory within simple views we can find the buds of complexity platitude or not there is very little that is new but increasingly novel ways of looking at old things for me this is key whether it is necessary or not a positive outlook helps one recognize serendipity and solve problems that's what is meant by a sagacious state of mind how does a negative outlook help wikipedia do we have good reason to avoid a positive outlook and discourage sagacity here's a relevant encyclopedic platitude it's not how big it is it's how you use it how should we use wikipedia how will it be used in the future and how should we treat the users who use it