# Believing in the Standard By:: [[Brian Heath]] 2024-12-21 Some people believe in the standard above all else. Their mantra is to maintain the standard at all costs or risk inevitable failure and chaos. These individuals are low in openness to new experiences. They cling to the standard because it offers stability in an uncertain world. To them, the uncertainty is viewed as risky and full of danger. In the dark, one can't see where they are going, so one is likely to be injured, get lost, or die. Many of today's professional analysts, defined by titles like Data Scientist and AI Engineers, fall into this category. Instead of viewing the uncertainty as an opportunity or merely an insignificant part of life, they clutch to the status quo of their profession's religious code. Primarily, quantitative data is the work of benevolent gods to be worshiped and distilled into essential lessons and messages about the universe. All other things like humans, power, politics, and emotions are the work of demons intended to trick and confuse the order of a predictable universe. We rarely use these images and words together as they come from two different paradigms of thoughts and value memes. But putting them together creates a level of dissonance that can wake one up to other perspectives. One sees that words can easily change, but actions and behaviors tend to be the same. Perhaps it is only the motives that change, but the essential core behaviors persist. Those who live only by the standard do so because it maintains their status and position of power. Those who seek to challenge the standard do so to seize power and status for themselves or wish to be a part of some greater good. The problem is that both look the same in the beginning. Ultimately, one must wait and see who the new standards serve the most. #### Related Items [[Analytics]] [[Beliefs]] [[Power]] [[Paradigms]] [[Motivation]] [[Uncertainty]] [[Religion]]