none of the kernel core learning objectives have concrete answers.              
                                                                                
this is because there are no simple, one size fits all answers to the questions 
we are interested in learning about and teaching. that is what makes them good  
questions.                                                                      
our aim here is to give you the framework to begin thinking in transformative wa
ys about the most important questions raised by this web three world we are buil
ding, together.                                                                 
kernel fellows will separate themselves by their ability to identify patterns.  
                                                                                
pattern recognition is at the core of cognition. becoming more conscious of patt
erns which already exist, as well as how you choose to interact with those in yo
ur local environment, is the single best thing you can do to improve your critic
al thinking skills.                                                             
in particular, we hope kernel fellows begin thinking in terms of complementary  
opposites.                                                                      
rather than using dualities like decentralization good, centralization bad, or d
efi is innovative, fiat is boring, this style of thinking recognizes that there 
is no good without evil, no attraction without repulsion, no north with south, n
o up without down.                                                              
we could describe this as quantum thought, being able to contemplate both zero a
nd one simultaneously, and the spectrum of probability between. if you can hold 
this all in a superposition without any grasping after certainty, you can proces
s significantly more information per qubit, and so make more effective decisions
 because the lack of certainty humbles you.                                     
kernel fellows should have humility. we cannot be sure what the effect of our ac
tions will be, we can only cultivate an acute observational awareness which will
 guide us toward making the right trade offs.                                   
if you want to change the world, the world will inevitably act back and change y
ou. the results of web two applications have made this clear. the greater our co
llective humility, the more gentle this exchange will be as web three comes to l
ife.                                                                            
the critical idea here is that thinking consciously about trade offs, and develo
ping the ability to hold many different probabilities in mind simultaneously wit
hout allowing personal bias to obscure your view of all possible futures, allows
 you to pick the middle way more often than not.