Posted on 02/10/2020 10:01:07 AM PST by con-surf-ative
Everyone knows that we live in a time of constant acceleration, of vertiginous change, of transformation or looming disaster everywhere you look. Partisans are girding for civil war, robots are coming for our jobs, and the news feels like a multicar pileup every time you fire up Twitter. Our pessimists see crises everywhere; our optimists insist that we’re just anxious because the world is changing faster than our primitive ape-brains can process.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Not clicking through to the NYT, does he eventually get around to blaming Trump?
The book Future Shock was from about the year 1972. About the only problem I have to cope with in 2020 is which streaming TV service to bother with. Or I can just continue to use the TV antenna on my roof to get 71 channels for free. I am just so very conflicted. Do I move to Colorado and spend thousands of dollars to buy MJ at the stores or do I grow my own in my back yard? I seriously need The NY Times to tell me how confused I am in the year 1972 or the year 2525
A fatuous article written by a clown who has done nothing to advance our scientific knowledge or improve our lives. A monkey playing with a computer keyboard would create a more enlightening.
The only thing wrong with today’s world is the lying media and BS internet conspiracy theories.
Fix that and everything would be fine.
The author has lost his way and is alone in an unfeeling world. Such is life without God
Exactamundo.
I found it to be a pretty good thought piece.
A very good take on the difference between real and perceived progress, and the confusion it leads to. He feels the status quo has won, for good or bad, and that the reality of the majority is much different from the extremists’ fantasies, no matter how much press they get.
It’s a good read, and can be found for free here:
https://headtopics.com/us/opinion-the-age-of-decadence-11177856
The media will always lie, its not fixable. They will say anything they have to say to get your attention to sell advertising. They say something outrageous your partial to, they have your attention and for a fleeting instance a paid advertiser has a shott at selling you something. They say something outrageous you don’t like, same thing !
The solution, just realize what’s happening and play the game accordingly. The media is not doing something noble, they all want you to think that. If you actually get some useful information from them its secondary. They’re just a vehicle to part you from your money.
‘A monkey playing with a computer keyboard would create a more enlightening.’
a more enlightening what, exactly...?
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