Aug 25·edited Aug 25Liked by The counter-intuitive 🐿️
Thanks for this stimulating treatise. My wise father used to quip about the ever lengthening list of "modern inconveniences." In my late youth I rebelled from the incessant advertising of all media that tried to make me dissatisfied with myself because I couldn't acquire the "latest and greatest, soon-to-be obsolete" goodies of modern life. Today it is consumerism on steroids withe same day deliveries from Amazon Prime and others. Why not double the cost of your junk food fix by having it delivered to your door? But sales resistance begins with a decision that each of us can make. Perhaps it's time to recycle and update the old adage, "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out!" (By the way, you convinced me I should read the book Burnout and it's now on my phone; so much for disengagement.)
Hi Peace.. Since built-in technological obsolescence will never stop, we might as well recycle, refurbish, remake the old. Someone recently gave a lecture, about how Windows 98 is still the most stable thing Microsoft ever created. Your old man was spot on right about the "modern inconveniences" - the tyranny or burden of a technological society.
I hate how we use words. We live in a society where words lose meaning and become interchangeable until the words are used properly to challenge the status quo. Smart is one of the words that’s lost all meaning. Ignorance and bigotry reign supreme where intelligence, compassion, and a rejection of ignorance are needed.
Thanks for this stimulating treatise. My wise father used to quip about the ever lengthening list of "modern inconveniences." In my late youth I rebelled from the incessant advertising of all media that tried to make me dissatisfied with myself because I couldn't acquire the "latest and greatest, soon-to-be obsolete" goodies of modern life. Today it is consumerism on steroids withe same day deliveries from Amazon Prime and others. Why not double the cost of your junk food fix by having it delivered to your door? But sales resistance begins with a decision that each of us can make. Perhaps it's time to recycle and update the old adage, "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out!" (By the way, you convinced me I should read the book Burnout and it's now on my phone; so much for disengagement.)
Hi Peace.. Since built-in technological obsolescence will never stop, we might as well recycle, refurbish, remake the old. Someone recently gave a lecture, about how Windows 98 is still the most stable thing Microsoft ever created. Your old man was spot on right about the "modern inconveniences" - the tyranny or burden of a technological society.
You've also convinced me that I should read some of Byung-Chul Han's books. I'd never heard of him before this morning . . .
Thanks for reading and please check Burnout Society, is worth the read.
I hate how we use words. We live in a society where words lose meaning and become interchangeable until the words are used properly to challenge the status quo. Smart is one of the words that’s lost all meaning. Ignorance and bigotry reign supreme where intelligence, compassion, and a rejection of ignorance are needed.