The toll of staying dry in a sea of context

Abstract

Is everyone who lives in Ignorance like you?' asked Milo. 'Much worse,' he said longingly. 'But I don't live here. I'm from a place very far away called Context.' 'Don't you think you should be getting back?' suggested the bug, holding one arm up in front of him. 'What a horrible thought.' The bird shuddered. 'It's such an unpleasant place that I spend almost all my time out of it ….' (The Phantom Tollbooth, 1 p. 207) Context is everything, or so the saying goes. Like the air that