3/8 But Huxley saw something far more subtle: control through abundance. When everything is information, nothing is meaningful; information becomes noise.

4/8 That word "passivity" is crucial here…we have “analysis paralysis.” We're not actively engaging with information anymore - we're drowning in it. We've become information consumers rather than information processors.

mutually-assured distraction

Mobility and traditional culture seem to be completely at odds. Almost without exception, wherever humans have been able to increase their speed of travel and communication exponentially -- homogenization has ensued, as has a crippling loss of identity and faith. The "limit"

The Irony of the "Liberation" of the Individual | Jacques Ellul (Latest from You Are Not A Machine): youtu.be/CiHis0xsroE

“A housewife’s work…is surely, in reality, the most important work in the world…your job is the one for which all others exist.” - From a letter CS Lewis wrote to Mrs. Johnson on March 16, 1955

Couldn’t agree more(!)

Χάπι Γρεεκ λανγυαγε Δαι! One of the great blessings of my life was learning Greek fluently...there are few things better than learning a second language to expand one's understanding of life and the world...

Interesting 🧐

SilentNemo Jonathan Pageau I think it's more of an argument for looking more closely at our criteria: what's the purpose of government? To turn society into a perfectly functioning machine? Or to provide society with the tools and freedom to cultivate human flourishing?

Alas, many (most?) people's "understanding" of history goes back to the Civil War at best, but rarely much beyond WWII. The 1950's were, apparently, the paragon of "traditional" family life. This is patently untrue, and if we hope to get back to something resembling normalcy, we

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Had to make last minute travel plans. For a variety of reasons, Greyhound seemed the best option. Oops. It's good for the experience...and maybe it's usually fine. But...at least this particular trip is *rough*(!) Next time...Amtrak...

🧵What's the difference between "technocracy" and "technopoly"? They both deal with technology's role in society — but describe very different systems with very different implications. One is more neutral or positive, the other deeply critical. Let’s look more closely... 👇