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The Watercolor World Theory: How Ideas Bleed and Blend to Paint Our Reality
Part 1: The Canvas of Human Understanding
Imagine our collective knowledge as a vast, ever-evolving watercolor painting. Each idea, discovery, or innovation is a brushstroke, adding color and texture to this grand canvas.
But unlike a traditional painting, where colors stay put, in our Watercolor World, ideas behave like pigments dropped onto wet paper — they spread, blend, and interact in ways we can’t always predict.
This is the essence of the Watercolor World Theory. I will try to share this theory and its preliminary ideas with you today.
It is a new lens through which we can understand how human knowledge and society progress.
Let’s start.
The Fluidity of Ideas
In traditional models of progress, we often think of knowledge as building blocks, stacked neatly one atop the other. But reality is far more fluid. When a new idea emerges, it doesn’t simply add to our existing knowledge — it bleeds into adjacent areas, creating new hues of understanding.
Consider how the invention of the smartphone bled into areas far beyond communication:
- It changed how we navigate cities (maps apps)
- It…