The end (ongoing) result is a slowing, a deescalation. So different from the constant acceleration of youth, the endless addition of skills, materials and capacities... endless? Poor choice of words.
Technological advancement and societal complexity compond the rate of change. Exponentially. The rate of change has changed.
Kurzweil wrote of an approaching Singularity, a point in time when the rate of change in technology exceeds the ability of humans to comprehend. Technologies like computer science, robotics, nanoscience, biological sciences, material sciences, astrophysic,,,all the sciences.
And societal change with gender and sexual identity, critical race theory, cryptocurrency and shifting geopolitical powers has already reached that point of noncomprehension... at least for me.
There are choices to be made. Rage against the flow of time? Or relax into the mystery. Transition from participant to spectator. Shed the worries and refocus on what matters most. Easier said than done. The ego is powerful.
At times, I am able to just observe the ebb and flow of daily life. Other times, I find myself expounding, babbling, proving to someone or myself that I am still vital. But, increasingly, I am content to be quiet, able to slap down the ego's need for external validation.
Mark Twain wrote, "Never miss an opportunity to shut up."
Rings true.
3 comments:
You and Connie have been on my mind so I finally visited your blog.. It’s been a long time since I checked it out. Today was the first time in quite awhile.
I read 3-4 posts and they made me think you’re coming to your age. I heard someone say “the only thing golden about the ‘Golden Years’ is the color of your piss.” I sure feel that way most of the time.
I’ve told you before that I love your writing style—you should make your blog into a book.
Until we meet again (you know you & Connie are always welcome here—it would be nice to see someone other than doctors!). Please stay well and feel the a big hug coming your way for you and Connie.❤️
P.s., if you want to follow-up with a comment, don’t use the email listed below (I couldn’t figure out how to change it), instead use suemcl6564@gmail.com
Suemcl6564@gmail. (you think of everything!)
Well expressed, I thought. Isn't it a relief to disregard the opinions of strangers, to be blissfully unaware of the dustup-of-the day or the celebrity of the instant? How calming to just watch the same human themes repeating in constant loops in different formats, on different stages, with different audiences, or no audiences at all. But you are correct, I think about the singularity. Just in the cultural sense and its intersection with politics and activism, throughout our relentless persuasion industries, we've already lost the center, I think, where respectful debate and sharing of accurate information once prevailed. Sometimes I wonder if retreating to the spectator position is voluntary or part of a larger plan. All the best to you guys with hopes for safe and sane travels.
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