Idea file
March 30, 2004 on 9:25 pm | In Life in General | Comments OffA few things that stuck with me today:
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Dead zones in the ocean
The spread of oxygen-starved “dead zones” in the oceans, a graveyard for fish and plant life, is emerging as a threat to the health of the planet, experts say.
Thought provoking stuff over at David Brin’s site.
A book review The Progress Paradox
A challenge to the cliche that our wisdom has lagged behind technology.
Another David Brin article, mostly talking about the Matrix. The key concept here is that that we are all sheep programmed to believe we are individuals. A quote:
You have to sit there and accept one of the most galling things that a bunch of dedicated individualists can ever realize — that you were trained to be individualists by the most relentless campaign of public indoctrination in history, suckling your love of rebellion and eccentricity from a society that — evidently, at some level — wants you to be that way!
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