"The Ideal We Keep Returning To"
Australia is the nation that keeps trying to become itself.
Just another mate waiting for another
mate.
The Kanon is not a sociology of what Australia is, but a map of the aspirational ghost that
has been conjured for 120 years. It captures the values that have been performed, weaponized, and
sentimentalized—the mythological substrate of the nation.
The Kanon is an attempt to map what Australia means by asking Australia 3 layers of 7 interrogatives
and seeking answers from its influencers throughout its history...
For better and for worse
The genius of the standard is that it is skeptical of all grand ideologies.
The "Founders" are every generation that re-asserted these core values against the drift of history.
The Kanon does not use a binary "Good vs Evil" scale. Instead, it uses a Vector Field defined by two axes:
* A Concept is judged by its coordinates (υ, ψ). "Good" is typically High Benefit + High Creation (Greater Good). "Evil" is Self-Benefit + Suppression (The Void).
Explore the distribution of every concept in the Kanon.
The Agent and their character; from Mateship to the Fair Go.
The concepts and roles regarding the State and Society.
The physical and spatial environment; the geography of the nation.
The motivations and will that propel the nation forward.
The operational logic and techniques used to achieve the Drive.
The Historical Origins and Ancestors of the Nation.
The legacy, impact, and final status of the Australian experiment.
