Andreas Vlach
@vlach
Andreas Vlach
McLuhan noted that “when information moves at the speed of signals in the central nervous system, man is confronted with the obsolescence of all earlier forms of acceleration, such as road and rail. What emerges is a total field of inclusive awareness. The old patterns of psychic and social adjustment become irrelevant.”
L. M. Sacasas • The Disorders of Our Collective Consciousness
“Always remember that if you’re working too hard,” he said. “You’re going against the current. Just stop, relax, and go with the flow. Let the water take the lead.”
Nana-Ama Danquah Tells Us
As the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze said, machines “express those social forms capable of producing them and making use of them.”59 Looking at the ways we interact with our smartphones reveals the social relationships and power structures that undergird modern society.
Nicole Aschoff • The Smartphone Society
Außerordentlicher Bundeskongress 2024 - Deutscher Schachbund - Schach in Deutschland
schachbund.deDass innere Widerstände durch Grausamkeit gegenüber uns selbst bezwungen werden können, dieses Gerede vom Triumph des Willens. Aber Gewohnheiten unterliegen gerade nicht dem Willen. Je länger Sie beispielsweise jeden Tag dieselbe Strecke gefahren sind, desto weniger ist daran Ihr bewusster Wille beteiligt. Gewohnheiten folgen Auslösern, nicht... See more
Sara Peschke • Stefan Klein im Interview: "Der innere Schweinehund ist ein irrer Mythos"
But is there not some truth to claim that reality pales in comparison to the digitally mediated worlds on offer? My most straightforward answer is, of course, no. But viewed from a certain angle, perhaps. As an example, consider the case of someone who has only lived where light pollution obscures all but a few of the brightest stars. Under these
... See moreL. M. Sacasas • Notes From the Metaverse - By L. M. Sacasas - The Convivial Society
Kelly Banks (@divergentcoachkelly)
substack.com
Time is the friend of the consistent and the enemy of the inconsistent.
