Knowledge is often a weight that anchors us to a foregone conclusion.
When faced with the undeniable facts of systemic collapse or climate change, information leads inevitably to demoralization. To maintain hope, one must deliberately negate the facts—a provisional “what if” that reframes the inevitable into a unique, albeit irrational, possibility.
This brand of hope operates in a non-space where knowledge is suspended.
When it succeeds—a political upset or an environmental reprieve—we call it a miracle, an occurrence that defied the data to create a new reality.
However, the danger lies in drifting too far into this land of manifestation. By collecting miracles and ignoring the “factual world,” we risk undermining the very reality we are trying to save.