I’ve been thinking about personal space and how our culture manages it. We desire to be the undisputed emperors of 9ft². It’s an indictment of our prevailing norms that walking up to someone in the street and extending a greeting can now be seen as a disruptive act. For aeons in our evolution our very survival was bound to our transformative ability to converse, engage and empathise. Those unable to connect, or those showing disrespect at a critical moment, would be frozen out of the social matrix. This is how our gregarious nature bloomed, a positive feedback loop that rewarded cooperation and integrity.
Thanks James. It can feel like the inertia of ‘progress’ is against us but by articulating these ideas and forging relationship I agree we can remain ourselves.
Appreciate your thoughts here Ryan, I share many of these speculations, reflections, concerns and questions! Glad you're sorted out the story of "The Machine" too. I believe it's possible for us to find and maintain our autonomy within all these technologies plaguing us. It begins with discussions like you're sharing here!
Thanks James. It can feel like the inertia of ‘progress’ is against us but by articulating these ideas and forging relationship I agree we can remain ourselves.
Appreciate your thoughts here Ryan, I share many of these speculations, reflections, concerns and questions! Glad you're sorted out the story of "The Machine" too. I believe it's possible for us to find and maintain our autonomy within all these technologies plaguing us. It begins with discussions like you're sharing here!