Category: Lia

“Huh.  I always wondered whether that was a myth or not.  I guess it does have a logical basis when you put it like that. “So, how are you Unclassified?”  

Lexi murmurs, “Not sure who else I’d ask…” Louder, she follows on with, “tell me to butt out if I’m encroaching on the personal, but I’ve heard that Unclassifieds are sought after as, uh,...

“I agree.  It’s not impossible to be a Banded Mer if you were issued a copper tag at birth, but it’s a lot rarer to see a copper with a band than a gold...

“You know, I hadn’t considered that.” She ponders a few seconds, “If that’s the case, I suspect it still comes back to systemic influence.  “That the ‘official’ system we have promotes people who are...

“That’s true to an extent, but I think there are important differences.  Different culture, better feedback mechanisms, a different way of thinking.”  

Lexi indicates Lia and herself with an eating utensil, “look at us.  entrepreneurial, smart, perceptive.  We use our creativity and knowledge to provide services to people based on listening to what they want or...

“I think, that all systems are probably unfair to some degree, and so all systems will be gamed by those disadvantaged.  I agree about human nature too, there are always some people who want...

“Perhaps, as long as you don’t equate that with naiveté.  To set the record straight, I certainly don’t believe in the power of common sense over self-interest, but I do think that maybe there...

“I think… that the proof is in the outcomes.  “I think that individuals and processes that operate on local feedback of meaningful measures from people who are free to make choices, rather than top-down...

She turns serious, “it’s how we’ll do it, you know.  Independent thinkers, entrepreneurs, smart people –  slowly changing the culture in the Bureaus, or working outside them.”