The Precision of Things is the Core of All Disruptive Creations in Modern Society

As we walk beneath the splendid, luxurious, and towering lobbies of buildings like the GE Tower, Porsche Tower, and Goldman Sachs Tower, one question we must ponder is what kind of things support their splendor, luxury, and grandeur. It is evident that fundamentally, all things are equal — what you can achieve, I can achieve as well. Yet, why is it that you are the one who has achieved it? Regardless of the myriad reasons, the real answer is one — a sort of sophistication. In other words, it is driven by a certain level of precision.

In the world, knowledge and things are readily available for everyone to access. Even when considering certain interest groups monopolizing resources, this influence remains relatively small in the grand scheme of time and space, fundamentally allowing everyone to access them. However, only a very small number of individuals can construct things with true precision through their access to various resources. This is the essence of society and life.

In economic theory, we understand that labor is the source of value creation. However, the so-called socially necessary labor, which can be measured in terms of time expended, ultimately results from a precise system that has already been established in society. The stability required by society demands that everyone ideally engages in labor according to this established norm. However, a more intelligent individual needs to develop their precision within this process. With this precision in hand, you can integrate it into the societal norms and then regulate the labor of others to follow suit.

Of course, the concept of precision is not absolute but rather a developing system. Past precision, if not continuously evolving, will be surpassed and eliminated by industries or society. Therefore, true precision is discipline-specific, as the perspective of a discipline is the most absolute thing in society. Without breaking through this perspective, there is no breakthrough, and one can continue to refine within the established framework.

Assuming there is a breakthrough in a discipline, as long as it does not disrupt or have a subversive impact on existing precision, it does not hinder vested interests. For example, if a successful treatment for AIDS were to be developed, the precision of insurance policies, as seen in the example of AIA Life Insurance, would undoubtedly be affected. However, this does not prevent them from recalculating the entire process and maintaining the precision they have established.

In reality, using the insurance industry as an example allows us to directly observe the role of precision. Here, external factors are not necessary, and the entire business is essentially constructed through precision. It involves countless logical entanglements such as causality, conditional statements, and various intertwined logics that form a business. One could even say it is a business constructed purely through logical reasoning, but this kind of synthesis is not something that ordinary individuals can easily achieve, as it requires a level of precision beyond the imagination of most people.

Once we understand this example, we can see that even if it is not the insurance industry or a business constructed purely through logical reasoning, but involves external factors, such as a Porsche assembled from automotive components, we can still reduce it to a synthesis of pure logic. In other words, it is simply a synthesis of pure logic with the addition of external factors, as physical objects cannot act on their own and require human intervention. Ultimately, it is humans who add a logical dimension to them. Therefore, regardless of the nature of the physical object, it ultimately participates in the overall construction under the influence of human logic.

The key lies in this construction. At least from the past decade, due to societal development, even though human nature remains greedy and fearful, inciting these emotions now requires a certain level of precision in a congruent entity. The semiconductor, which we are familiar with today, is a typical example of a highly precise synthesis of pure logic. Additionally, with recent trends in the stock market with the surge of high-end equipment or biopharmaceuticals, and even the now popular Bitcoin, any entity that allows easy access must possess a high level of precision. If it fails to do so, individuals can only engage in labor within the established precision system of society. Note that this is not just about creating a closed business loop, as in such a world, without entities of absolute precision, there is no possibility of forming any closed loops.

In the tumultuous and ever-changing world of the future, even if the economy is in decline, apart from everyday life, any endeavor ultimately requires reliance on entities with a high level of precision. One’s success or failure in a career in the future society largely depends on the level of precision one has over the entities one controls. This is different from the commonly mentioned professionalism or the notion that details determine success or failure — it requires deeper contemplation.

Of course, achieving absolute precision in a particular field demands a significant investment, and such dedication often goes beyond mere mental exertion. As mentioned earlier, the operation of society itself relies on everyone engaging in labor within the established precision. Generally speaking, it is not permissible for anyone to create new precision beyond the labor share within such a system to challenge the current societal precision structure. This statement can be exemplified by the case of Bitcoin, where the existing precision is the conventional monetary system and market trading behavior, and the new precision indeed challenges the former. The subsequent interaction and the formation of the current structure are separate topics.

Therefore, achieving precision in a particular field is an extremely valuable achievement in the world. However, if one cannot do so, we must demand ourselves to have a precise perspective from an investment standpoint. In other words, we should only invest in entities that have a closed loop of precision, even if they are in a very nascent stage. Such entities can even challenge the entire societal precision system, and once discovered, they present the most valuable opportunities.