Saturday, April 24, 2010

Critical Mass

There are definitions of critical mass that correlate to nuclear energy and matter. As in, "the smallest mass of a fissionable material that will sustain a nuclear chain reaction," or "the amount of matter needed to generate sufficient gravitational force to halt the current expansion of the universe (www.thefreedictionary.com)," but there are also definitions which relate to society, falling under the umbrella of the field of sociodynamics. It is this term I am referring to. As the infamous Wikipedia states, "[critical mass] is a term to describe the existence of sufficient momentum in a social system such that the momentum becomes self-sustaining and fuels further growth." So if my neurons were a society, I feel like currently, they have reached a critical mass. I feel an almost desperate urge to live again. To run full throttle as I have before. I suppose that is the impetuous for starting this blog.

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