I'm glad I'm older, 69. I feel for my kids and grandkids because they are clueless. Sadly they have no idea what's going on in the world. Or the past. I try to inform them, but they know everything because they carry a computer in their pockets. What's a parent to do?
Fast is one thing. Way too fast is another. By the time I understand the latest algorithm for marketing, it's already become yesterday's news. Where is this all taking us? Will we arrive before we can even figure it out? I better get back to mastering a slow hermit lifestyle. That's a speed I can handle.
I agree re: speed of information dissemination. Yet the very solid scientific propositions of Stephen Meyer ("Signature in the Cell") do not seem to be moving as fast as they should. Years ago I observed casually: "English has become the universal language" and a friend corrected me: "Bad English has become the universal language ..." In the same manner, the Internet has accelerated garbage (and good ideas too) to the speed of light.
Thats a dead end argument right there. Language is not fixed, it changes and adapts over time. Shakespeare spoke a different language from Burns, and both spoke a different language from us, but all English (my fellow Scots will probably hunt ne down over that).
But awkwardly, I rail against the dying of "my" English when I berate my kids for not talking like me. "That was so fun" being the grammatical tortuism that drives me demented for no better reason than I'm older than 50 😃
“And as technology lengthens man’s arms, he strikes the ground more often — growing smarter in tools while remaining, or becoming, more ape-like in nature.”
Joel, another interesting article that makes us aware and question. Things are moving so fast, common sense of human kind has been lost in the hurry. Thanks again.Scott
Pale riders lather mi/steeds, rinse ill-gotten proceeds, repeat to the last man standing … would that it were.
Like George Costanza’s father, the white hunters with the black hearts “stop short.”
The enshittifiers never finish the job.
Enough albinoculars peering into wet dreams pasts always remain erect enough to get the Trojanusian Gluepot galloping again in Camptown Races gourmand-time … Doo-dah! Doo-dah!
Anthony Zerbe was Chuck Heston’s pal/omino in Will Penny.
But in Omega Man he was paleontologically re’pasting the same left-sinister future:
I'm glad I'm older, 69. I feel for my kids and grandkids because they are clueless. Sadly they have no idea what's going on in the world. Or the past. I try to inform them, but they know everything because they carry a computer in their pockets. What's a parent to do?
Fast is one thing. Way too fast is another. By the time I understand the latest algorithm for marketing, it's already become yesterday's news. Where is this all taking us? Will we arrive before we can even figure it out? I better get back to mastering a slow hermit lifestyle. That's a speed I can handle.
This is fun. Thank you.
Thanks for reading!
Time speeding up? Or are we slowing down? Whatever, glad to be moving. Stasis not a nice thought. Thanks for your insights--always appreciated!--jl
Add aging to the mix, and the perception that time is accelerating is even greater.
I like the verse where You say knowledge is here , more or less, but the wisdom part is lacking. This is so true!
I agree Don. When did wisdom and speed ever work well together? Wisdom simply takes time and experience and you generally can't speed that up.
I agree re: speed of information dissemination. Yet the very solid scientific propositions of Stephen Meyer ("Signature in the Cell") do not seem to be moving as fast as they should. Years ago I observed casually: "English has become the universal language" and a friend corrected me: "Bad English has become the universal language ..." In the same manner, the Internet has accelerated garbage (and good ideas too) to the speed of light.
Good article!
Thats a dead end argument right there. Language is not fixed, it changes and adapts over time. Shakespeare spoke a different language from Burns, and both spoke a different language from us, but all English (my fellow Scots will probably hunt ne down over that).
But awkwardly, I rail against the dying of "my" English when I berate my kids for not talking like me. "That was so fun" being the grammatical tortuism that drives me demented for no better reason than I'm older than 50 😃
“And as technology lengthens man’s arms, he strikes the ground more often — growing smarter in tools while remaining, or becoming, more ape-like in nature.”
Another fine article Joel.
Joel, another interesting article that makes us aware and question. Things are moving so fast, common sense of human kind has been lost in the hurry. Thanks again.Scott
A guy used to say “Look left, be right.”
He was referring to price charts.
Back to the future …
… Is the rhyming path of destruction.
Pale riders lather mi/steeds, rinse ill-gotten proceeds, repeat to the last man standing … would that it were.
Like George Costanza’s father, the white hunters with the black hearts “stop short.”
The enshittifiers never finish the job.
Enough albinoculars peering into wet dreams pasts always remain erect enough to get the Trojanusian Gluepot galloping again in Camptown Races gourmand-time … Doo-dah! Doo-dah!
Anthony Zerbe was Chuck Heston’s pal/omino in Will Penny.
But in Omega Man he was paleontologically re’pasting the same left-sinister future:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhPOEFnQkw8
Later it was thought that white & albino was maybe not enough contrast so Will Penny was remade with Will Smith.
But the chalkers still rode the mi/steed to the same end.
Smith’s acting wasn’t as silly as Heston’s, but he was still the designated slapped-silly.
Which might have confused him, later, & to the right.
I didn't get this until I realized it had to be read from bottom to top.
There's at least two types of typists:
https://media.gettyimages.com/id/1156392098/photo/mid-adult-man-typing-on-laptop-while-doing-a-handstand.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=qDcX2XUkz-kMYsgHw69HFZfdHQv009rTRdWPPm-vKNA=