> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: James C. Scott > Reference:: Scott, J. C. (2020). _Seeing like a state: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed_. Yale University Press. > Date:: 2020 > Tags:: #warp/book > WeftLinks:: [[Social value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft promotes local development]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Metis is craft knowledge that is context dependent and at odds to centralised control. ### Highlights In "Seeing Like a State," James Scott uses the concept of metis as a central theme to critique high modernist state planning and emphasize the importance of local, practical knowledge. Metis, as Scott defines it, is a "wide array of practical skills and acquired intelligence in responding to a constantly changing natural and human environment" Scott argues that high modernist state projects often fail because they ignore or suppress metis in favor of standardized, top-down approaches. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dDlIkFUf5BQ?si=6qeL8PTbh8wxMlv3" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>