 Small is good, small is all, the large is a reflection of the small. Many of the major technological and cultural innovations of the last several hundred years have served to flatten the world, eliminate or obviate distance, and bring us closer together as people. Printing, transportation, telephone, radio, television, home video, and the internet have each, in their own way, made our impact on the world bigger, and made parts of the world smaller. But this came at a price. 18 comments
This post is also the lead article in the current issue of the analog revolution magazine. It's a statement of purpose, a statement of intent. This is why I am doing, this is what I am doing, this is how I am doing. It will grow and evolve. It is imperfect. Small things tend to be. @ajroach42 You should check out Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Harari. I haven't finished it yet, so I'm not sure what his conclusions are, but he makes some powerful arguments for basically all technology from the agricultural revolution and beyond being a slow, grinding evolutionary fault that will eventually end our species. @Shagatron You are not the first person to recommend this book to me, so I suppose I must. @ajroach42 I'm digging what you're saying. I think it is unfortunate that, especially in America, few realize that meaningful pursuit in creative endeavors and work that sustains and enriches the communities they live in is much more meaningful than chasing money. In America, the big dream is become a billionaire, to become the next Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos. Why? We could live in a paradise on earth, where people live fulfilled lives, don't go hungry, and are at peace. But we create the opposite.    @neauoire Thanks for the heads up. I write without a spell checker because I hate myself, apparently. :-D  @ajroach42 a lot of “yes” vibes from this! > Because, in a world where Creation and Communication are heavilly commercialized, the act of Creating a Thing or building a community that doesn’t enrich our corporate overlords is a radical act. @ajroach42 I take it you'd have no problem with me printing this out to distribute in my area? I have IDEAS. @StevenSavage cc-by-sa 4.0 Credit me, us the same terms, remix and republish to your hearts content. @ajroach42 Gladly. Already getting some ideas (and it lets me test out a zine format for a local creative group). |
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@ajroach42 I'm passing this around and sending it to friends. This hits HARD.