There is nothing to be found in a beehive that is not submerged in a bee. And yet you can search a bee forever with cyclotron and fluoroscope, and you will never find the hive.

This is actually a very important principle that science is learning about large systems like evolution and that futurists are learning about anticipating human society: just because a future scenario is plausible doesn't mean we can get there from here.

I
know I'm not a threat to society or to Mrs. Ortolano. I want
to be a contributing member of society. Please, your honor,
give me that chance.

The Carnegie Historical Society had records of it.

Marriage is the foundational structure of society.

The nature of an innovation is that it will arise at a fringe where it can afford to become prevalent enough to establish its usefulness without being overwhelmed by the inertia of the orthodox system.