tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047165.post112638483213960147..comments2023-10-20T11:58:07.221-04:00Comments on babblebook: esterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01029156681791421501noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047165.post-1126572423430680722005-09-12T20:47:00.000-04:002005-09-12T20:47:00.000-04:00post-literate? why would such a world be worth li...post-literate? why would such a world be worth living in?esterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029156681791421501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047165.post-1126565622581037302005-09-12T18:53:00.000-04:002005-09-12T18:53:00.000-04:00See, that's weird to me. Aren't progressives suppo...See, that's weird to me. Aren't progressives supposed to, like, believe in progress? I know it's our job to constantly question the validity of any purported piece of progress, to recognize that progress is never <I>done</I>, etc. But it strikes me as borderline nihilistic to think that progress never happens at all. If you assume it does happen, but anti-progress always wins, that's maybe not nihilistic, but still demoralizing as heck.<BR/><BR/>But I'm spending all my time around "futurists" these days and it's warping my mind. Remind me to tell you what an awful idea the "post-literate future" is sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047165.post-1126392315275936612005-09-10T18:45:00.000-04:002005-09-10T18:45:00.000-04:00geeeeeeee, that post reminds me of swat *very* int...geeeeeeee, that post reminds me of swat *very* intensely. what is this black-and-white-ness that the young folks are going in for these days?!? why does an appreciation of progress made mark you as a bad ally/traitor to the cause? i wish i could figure it out.ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668900001816363002noreply@blogger.com