Ecology of the Mind
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ck 1 year ago
ck 1 year ago For thousands of generations we humans grew up in nature. Our teachers were flora and fauna and our textbooks thunderstorms and stars in the night sky. Our minds were like the forests, oases and deltas around which our cultures germinated: chaotic, wild, fecund.
But in the last couple generations, we have largely abandoned the natural world, immersing ourselves in virtual realms.
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This is an amazing article.
This is an amazing article. I also enjoyed reading through the comments... We can't go back to what was, but reframing progress with a sense of urgency is a major theme...
Cheers!
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In Lek’ech
language creates a sort of
language creates a sort of virtual reality, where labels form our world, and remove us from active participation and exchange with reality.
Though we know the world is round, the sun still rises and sets. Though the same part of yoru brain allows you to watch the sun "set" and ask yourself where you will be in 6 months. pretty coo
"Life's a garden, dig it"