1| Thread On Myths to Navigate the Infotech Renaissance I composed this thread on my computer, in my apartment overlooking the Seattle skyline, wondering what story or narrative I have of which to orient my life to..
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Solid thread - couple thoughts: Myths & Fables were valuable in an oral tradition because they encoded information and insight lessons As we’ve delegated the task of memory to external devices, the skill of remembering has diminished.
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Additionally, relativism has created a multitude of perspectives/interpretations of value So, what are the important totems a new cultural mythology should convey?
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...or all that is old is new again?
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The central totem is that the realization must be made that tech is of nature, we are of nature, and we must learn to enjoy the experience of change as it accelerates.
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The singularity is a technological myth
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