The joy of missing out.
Brand and Promise is everything.
In 1987, Wendell Berry wrote an essay called Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer. In it, he outlined his standards for adopting new technology in his work. The new tool should be cheaper than the one it replaces. It should be at least as small in scale as the one it replaces. It should do work that is clearly and demonstrably better than the one it replaces. It should use less energy than the one it replaces.
Slazinger says real change needs three types: a genius with fresh ideas, a respected supporter who validates them, and a great communicator who excites the masses. Alone, each fails; together, they spark revolutions—like Pollock in art, Lenin in politics, Christ in faith.
Videocall with yourself.
The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of leisure, brutality, and stupidity. The next step is to fascinate fools and muzzle the intelligent, by emotional excitement on the one hand and terrorism on the other.
Technological Faith
Images are just visualized meaning.
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