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The Answer Is Not More Information
Curiositas generates its own frenetic anxiety, because now I have to “keep up” and stay in the know, striving to be the person who knows before everybody else (Google “Portlandia OVER”). It’s the exhaustion of being perpetually “in the know.” Which explains why this sort of pursuit of “truth” doesn’t ever feel like the beata vita, the happy life.
James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
With information flooding in from near and far, people were falling victim to “present-mindedness.” They were so busy consuming new information that they had no time to step back and view the information in a broad historical and cultural context. Overwhelmed by immediate concerns and diversions, they shunned the hard, slow work of interpretation.
Nicholas Carr • The Tyranny of Now
We are still in the nihilist moment of disillusionment and anger, after people have lost faith in the old stories but before they have embraced a new one. So what next? The first step is to tone down the prophecies of doom and switch from panic mode to bewilderment. Panic is a form of hubris. It comes from the smug feeling that one knows exactly wh
... See moreYuval Noah Harari • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
If we would just accept that there’s not an explanation for everything, then we might learn to better navigate the insecurity of our time.
Marjolijn van Heemstra • In Light-Years There's No Hurry: Cosmic Perspectives on Everyday Life
