Divergent Histories (opens in new tab)

Much like everyone else who wants to engage as little as possible with "here are some effective threats to make the computer do what you want" while still learning about exciting new computer things, I have been learning how to use Jujutsu. I recently had my epiphany insight where it all clicked and I understood the mental model (which I will not share, because of theory). Something this has me reflecting on is how "reconcile these two divergent histories" is a surprisingly common operation i...