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2006/07/25

Refinement

Often mistaken for progress... or part of the path towards perfection. Processes, raw materials, opinions, medicines, theories, strategies, (the list goes on)... These are all victims of 'refinement'. In rare cases it is the removal of unnecessary components.

However, most often it is the stripping away of "non-essential" components by without a full understanding of the intricate relationships between various components.

Examples include: modern vitamins, pop music, public education.

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