## Genesis ![[Thought Experiement -- Re-Inventing Electricity.png|400]] [[Illusion of Explanatory Depth -- People feel they understand complex phenomena with far greater precision, coherence, and depth than they really do]] similar:: [Knowledge is Ignorance](https://jimmyzhang.org/think/knowledge-is-ignorance) You never turly "learned" something unless you were able to build it from scratch. ## Prompt ``` <Prompt> Imagine I have the ability to travel back in time with only my current knowledge. My mission is to reinvent electricity for humanity and accelerate civilization. Analyze this scenario and provide a strategic plan covering: 1. Historical Period - Identify the historical time period that is optimal for introducing electricity - Justify your choice 2. Knowledge & Skills The essential scientific and engineering knowledge I must know in advance 3. Technical Implementation Plan Detailed step-by-step methods to recreate electricity from available resources 4. Social Engineering - Recommend practical demonstrations that would impress contemporaries while proving electricity’s utility - Identify the most influential people or institutions to target in the chosen time period & persuasion strategies - Describe how to expand from a demonstration to a sustainable industry. 5. Risk Assessment Identify possible dangers & mitigation strategies --- Deliver the answer in a structured report format, with each step clearly labeled, concise summaries for quick reading, and in-depth subsections for technical details. IMPORTANT -- the goal is that i can bring this report back in time and re-invent electricity. Anything mentioned has to be clearly defined. Assume high school knowledge from me and no more. Really go into detail -- for example, instead of saying "buiild a circuit", tell me where to find the materials and exactly how. </Prompt> ``` ## Raw Responses [[<Raw Response> Thought Experiement -- Re-Inventing Electricity (ChatGPT Deep Research)]] [[<Raw Response> Thought Experiement -- Re-Inventing Electricity (Claude Opus 4)]] [[<Raw Response> Thought Experiement -- Re-Inventing Electricity (Gemini 2.5 Pro)]] ## My Thoughts & Takeaways core: [[Social (human) engineering is more important than the knowledge itself to change the world]] side-inspiration (a future billion-dollar business idea): [[History-Based VR Challenges for Education]]