One of the recurring themes of Barataria is that nearly everything in our life can be evaluated based on how it is connected. This works for analyzing political and economic power, but it also charts the course of ideas and products. If our political system isn’t working properly, Barataria would argue that it isn’t connected properly to the society it purports to govern or to new ideas that will help it to change.
I’ve expounded on the subject in many different ways, sometimes without using the same words, as a way of thinking this out in public. Many of you have responded with insightful comments and a few questions on the side – what is that guy going on about? I’d like to nail this down into a simple, direct statement. This is an old work, about five years old, but it is something I want to revist to help make sense of our changing world.
Barataria - The work of Erik Hare 