Three links about the modern age
Weekly synchronicity
Here’s three links:
“Spengler’s observation was that Faustian (i.e. Western) man’s was abandoning of form and (ultimate) cause in science and replacing by such horrors as probability and statistics. Boy, howdy, was he right about that.“ — Underappreciated science fiction writer James Blish predicted the fading of our age.
“If you want another glimpse at just how far the social enterprise of science veers from its imagined ideal, look up the phrase “replication crisis” sometime.“ — Arch-druid and personal favorite John Michael Greer examines the myth that is the modern era.
“Life under these conditions feels a bit off – like the opposite of vitality.” — Matthew Crawford writes of the over-administration of life. (Paywalled, but the introduction itself is worth your click should you choose it.)
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-Matt