The processes by which knowledge, perception, and belief are acquired, distorted, and applied to navigate reality.
Knowledge is a continuous acquisitional process that expands agency, sharpens perception, and multiplies options. Those without it remain at the mercy of those who do.
The more you understand about anything, the more it becomes an art and less of a science.
The complexity of the territory requires maps. But the map is not the territory. Still, the map is useful. Both are tools, but neither are perfect. Systems are never perfect but still necessary.