Limits of the Known — The System That Eliminated the Unknown
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Author: David Roberts
This episode explores Limits of the Known by David Roberts as a systems-level analysis of how technological infrastructure influences risk, exploration, and institutional control over uncertainty.
By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or individual adventures, the episode shows why modern exploration increasingly functions within systems of surveillance, sponsorship, rescue logistics, and media visibility — and how those systems connect to broader technological and…
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