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The Microwave Economy
- As Mumford observed almost a century ago, the world loses its soul when we place too much weight on the ideal of total quantification. By doing so, we stop valuing what we know to be true, but can’t articulate. Rituals lose their significance, possessions lose their meaning, and things are valued only for their apparent utility.
from The Microwave Economy by David Perell
Pritesh added 2mo ago
- As Mumford observed almost a century ago, the world loses its soul when we place too much weight on the ideal of total quantification. By doing so, we stop valuing what we know to be true, but can’t articulate. Rituals lose their significance, possessions lose their meaning, and things are valued only for their apparent utility.
from The Microwave Economy by David Perell
Pritesh added 2mo ago
- Solitude is desirable for the freedom it gives you. Distanced from social demands, you can simply follow the wishes of your heart. It’s like an extensive, eyes-open meditation.
from The Microwave Economy by David Perell
Pritesh added 2mo ago
- The tradeoffs of making the world more efficient are too light to be felt until they’re too heavy to be broken.
from The Microwave Economy by David Perell
Pritesh added 2mo ago
- One of the weirdest things about modern urbanism, and the Microwave Economy in general, is that we build the opposite of what we like. We adore Europe’s narrow and car-less streets, but build skyscraper-lined cities with sterile shopping malls and six-lane roads, where pedestrians are always on edge. But the Microwave Economy is most visible in arc... See more
from The Microwave Economy by David Perell
dane cads added 2y ago
- A peculiar part of the Microwave Economy is that wealthy people aren’t immune to it. Escaping the Microwave Economy has little to do with money. You can buy flashy, but you can’t buy meaningful.
from The Microwave Economy by David Perell
dane cads added 2y ago