“All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason.”
― Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason

If Kant taught us anything, is that humans do not respond to reality directly — they respond to what reality means to them.

These topics explore how perception, belief, narrative, trust, and values shape behavior inside systems. Markets, organizations, and technologies do not operate in a vacuum; they are interpreted, justified, resisted, and sustained by human meaning-making.

Many problems that appear technical or economic are, at their core, problems of interpretation: what people believe is fair, possible, legitimate, or worth pursuing. Ignoring this layer leads to brittle strategies and fragile systems. We humans are first of all emotional and motivated creatures and rational last. (usually in a way that confirms our preexisting beliefs, reaffirms are previous decisions and affirms our identity)

If you want to understand why rational plans fail, why incentives misfire, and why change is resisted even when logic is sound, meaning is not optional — it is foundational.

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