I think change is upon us, whether we befriend it or not. I'm concerned I might not be up for the challenge, but I'm joining you on the march because there's only one way to find out.
Apt: “As you consider whether you want to join the march, look around you. Have the institutions of the present day served you well? Do they seem healthy? Do they seem repairable? Are you happy about the status quo? “
I think you put your finger on the central tension - institutions can’t be static and must be able to shift and change. Otherwise we need new institutions.
If the status quo (or more accurately, participants in the status quo) is set on ossifying itself atop the rest of society, the rest of society will want a word. There is much to be optimistic about if we can avoid the false dichotomy of safety and progress as two things in tension.
Much of getting past that dichotomy is having a clear-eyed view of the flaws and strengths of new technologies in relation to the things our society values - autonomy, liberty, self-determination.
I think change is upon us, whether we befriend it or not. I'm concerned I might not be up for the challenge, but I'm joining you on the march because there's only one way to find out.
Apt: “As you consider whether you want to join the march, look around you. Have the institutions of the present day served you well? Do they seem healthy? Do they seem repairable? Are you happy about the status quo? “
I think you put your finger on the central tension - institutions can’t be static and must be able to shift and change. Otherwise we need new institutions.
If the status quo (or more accurately, participants in the status quo) is set on ossifying itself atop the rest of society, the rest of society will want a word. There is much to be optimistic about if we can avoid the false dichotomy of safety and progress as two things in tension.
Much of getting past that dichotomy is having a clear-eyed view of the flaws and strengths of new technologies in relation to the things our society values - autonomy, liberty, self-determination.
Great peice!