Golding’s myth in *Lord of the Flies* is pure moralistic fiction, a thought experiment that ignores our neural architecture. When a group is pushed to its limits, symbiosis flourishes, not social cannibalism.
The case of the six Tongan youths on the island of ‘Ata (1965) is the definitive counter-example; far from barbarism, they created a micro-society with watch shifts, vegetable gardens and medical care for an injured companion. Survival is a team sport.
Welcome to the majestic Cometa Island. A patch of land that evolution left behind at the back of the drawer, like that odd sock in the grand scheme of history. Our cameras have captured an unprecedented discovery: two specimens of Homo neanderthalensis at the very height of their… ‘development’. Whilst humanity lies awake worrying about quantum algorithms and digital identity crises, these two visionaries devote their days to high-calibre intellectual debates, such as determining whether a dry twig is a hunting tool or a disappointing snack.
Their technology is, quite simply, disruptive. They are the last bastion of resistance against soap and order. A fascinating spectacle that reminds us that, sometimes, the missing link wasn’t lost by accident; we simply couldn’t be bothered to find it.
1,200 metres above sea level, then it’s all downhill
I try to let everything that springs to mind flow freely; I find it incredible how it takes shape in the world and interacts with its surroundings. Ideas and actions keep springing from my mind, like trees and their crowns. A single strand of hair can support 100 grams, and together, more than 7 tonnes! How much can my thoughts support, if a single one can last for years?
The journey to school is part of the learning experience too
The devil knows more because he is old than because he is the devil
The father, the father’s son, and the son of the father’s son, the grandfather’s grandson
