Wonderland
No wonder we keep turning again to chance-producing tools – dice, cards, roulette wheels, astrology and the I Ching – in order to let off steam, get out of our own heads and perhaps provide alternative narratives to a sterile, decomplexified, abstract world, one created apparently and occasionally for our benefit, but in actuality to stupefy us, ex
... See moreJames Bridle • Ways of Being: Beyond Human Intelligence
When life gets creative, it has a tendency to gravitate toward certain recurring patterns, whether those patterns are emergent and self-organizing, or whether they are deliberately crafted by human agents.
Steven Johnson • Where Good Ideas Come From
The fastest growing sector of the culture economy is distraction . Or call it scrolling or swiping or wasting time or whatever you want. But it’s not art or entertainment, just ceaseless activity.
The key is that each stimulus only lasts a few seconds, and must be repeated.
The key is that each stimulus only lasts a few seconds, and must be repeated.