Drawing Lines in Evolutionary Sand

Terra firma, or quicksand?

‘Men have become the tools of their tools.’
– Henry David Thoreau

I see the world through an artificial lens. It looks like trees, a whole forest, yet this sharp focus is new to me since I corrected my naturally blurry vision with an artificial lens transplant a little over a year ago. Has the world changed too, or is it just me?

The reason I ask, is that …