Final Post [Black Boxes]

Though it was first introduced early on in the semester, the concept of the black box has continued to draw my interest throughout its various appearances in class discussions. The concept that we simplify, and wholly disregard things that have become commonplace to the point that we take them for granted, and, in doing so, lose sight of their physical/figurative composition, is so commonplace in itself that in the past I've overlooked it, placing it in a black box of human nature. Whoa. But really, the fact that black boxes are everywhere is both interesting and somewhat concerning. I think. Maybe it's concerning, maybe it isn't, but it's at least interesting. Regardless, the sheer number of overlooked black boxes in everyday life is daunting, and that's what draws me to it. Uncovering the previously unnoticed black boxes in my own life has kept me on my toes about what I think I know and what I know I know, and how to look out for the distinction.