# Systems Literacy Turns Hidden Grammar Into Democratic Dignity by Bryant McGill > “A person moves beyond the rules responsibly by learning the whole system well enough to participate, navigate, and improve it. The destination is the freedom to choose a path with open eyes and to make the hidden grammar available to those who come next. Systems literacy becomes democratic dignity when the knowledge once reserved for insiders is taught as ordinary preparation for life.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Learning the System So You Can Walk an Unconventional Path - Livestream (Dec 2015)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Learning the System So You Can Walk an Unconventional Path - Livestream|Learning the System So You Can Walk an Unconventional Path - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the developed livestream document. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/A Systems-Diagnostic Framework for Planetary-Scale Computation|A Systems-Diagnostic Framework for Planetary-Scale Computation]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Learning the System So You Can Walk an Unconventional Path - Livestream|Learning the System So You Can Walk an Unconventional Path - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Systems Literacy|Systems Literacy]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A person moves beyond the rules responsibly by learning the whole system well enough to participate, navigate, and improve it. The destination is the freedom to choose a path with open eyes and to make the hidden grammar available to those who come next. Systems literacy becomes democratic dignity when the knowledge once reserved for insiders is taught as ordinary preparation for life.” — Bryant McGill, Learning the System So You Can Walk an Unconventional Path - Livestream (Dec 2015) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-systems-literacy-democratic-dignity ```