As always I love how deeply you look, think and write. Your overview of how technologies from the middle ages forward have shaped western civilization is well researched and insightful. Your understanding of the times you grew up in and how it has shaped your generation was most interesting to me. The issues you addressed, especially how cut off we are from our biological selves, a sense of community and the physical realities of the world concerns me a great deal. We simply just make up reality. Looking forward to more of your discussions about analog and digital values :)
As always, Mom, your comments make me feel so seen and known. I guess I know where I get it from! Reminds me if all the extraordinary conversations we've had throughout the years. Looking forward to many more!
Very nice perspective, and spot on with respect to the issues. I am afraid that I am increasingly convinced that we will be extinguished as a species, simply because of our unwillingness to work together as individuals, groups, and nations. We all used to think it was going to be nuclear war; I think it more likely now to involve creatures based on silicon replacing us. Shall we say we're not exactly getting anything remotely like leadership in this country... E
I think most of us find ourselves there, Eric. I know I do. My children are ambivalent about having children, and who can blame them? I'm not sure I want to bring grandchildren into this world as it is now -- or as it may become. At the same time, I can't help being pulled back into life, into the possibilities that exist in the face of (or sometimes even as a consequence of) the pressures, chaos, and suffering of our age. So I guess that's why I keep writing and reaching out. I always want to get out of bed, so must just be hardwired as a pollyanna, lol. It's so good to hear from you here, Eric -- thanks for supporting my writing and me :)
As always I love how deeply you look, think and write. Your overview of how technologies from the middle ages forward have shaped western civilization is well researched and insightful. Your understanding of the times you grew up in and how it has shaped your generation was most interesting to me. The issues you addressed, especially how cut off we are from our biological selves, a sense of community and the physical realities of the world concerns me a great deal. We simply just make up reality. Looking forward to more of your discussions about analog and digital values :)
As always, Mom, your comments make me feel so seen and known. I guess I know where I get it from! Reminds me if all the extraordinary conversations we've had throughout the years. Looking forward to many more!
Very nice perspective, and spot on with respect to the issues. I am afraid that I am increasingly convinced that we will be extinguished as a species, simply because of our unwillingness to work together as individuals, groups, and nations. We all used to think it was going to be nuclear war; I think it more likely now to involve creatures based on silicon replacing us. Shall we say we're not exactly getting anything remotely like leadership in this country... E
I think most of us find ourselves there, Eric. I know I do. My children are ambivalent about having children, and who can blame them? I'm not sure I want to bring grandchildren into this world as it is now -- or as it may become. At the same time, I can't help being pulled back into life, into the possibilities that exist in the face of (or sometimes even as a consequence of) the pressures, chaos, and suffering of our age. So I guess that's why I keep writing and reaching out. I always want to get out of bed, so must just be hardwired as a pollyanna, lol. It's so good to hear from you here, Eric -- thanks for supporting my writing and me :)