Dec
01
Towards Technopoly: The Improbable World
Postman describes the dangers of an instant and functionally unlimited media environment.
7 min read
Matt Civico
Matt lives and writes from Montreal, where he and his wife do their best to value food, friends and song over hoarded gold. He is the editor of Common Pursuits and you can find him at mattcivico.com
Nov
24
A Time for Poetry & Time for Poems
I read the words, but I don't read the poems, not really.
4 min read
Oct
20
More Convivial Tools for a Better Digital Life
Ivan Illich and his concept of "conviviality" can help guide us toward better choices, and better communication, in 2020.
5 min read
Oct
13
Remote Work & Renewing Neighbourhoods
Remote work should give people more freedom and flexibility, but how we use that freedom matters.
4 min read
Oct
06
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
How we react to someoneās behaviour has a lot to do with the stories we tell ourselves. How can we tell better stories?
3 min read
Sep
08
Towards Technopoly: From Technocracy to Technopoly
The machinery of the new technocracy was most efficient when people were seen not as āchildren of God or even citizens but as consumersāthat is to say, as markets.ā
6 min read
Aug
18
Towards Technopoly: From Tools to Technocracy
Cultures, Postman says, can be divided into tool-using societies, technocracies, and finally, technopolies. Let's begin with tools.
6 min read
Aug
04
Attention in the Garden
Where Bake-Off took the venom out of cooking competitions, Gardenersā World forgoes any contest at all. Instead, viewers tune in to Monty Don, and other presenters and guests, as he offers practical gardening advice and radiates appreciation for the slow, quiet world of things that grow.
3 min read
Jul
14
Towards Technopoly: The Judgement of Thamus
Reading Neil Postman Series ā In the opening chapter of Technopoly, Postman makes a case for taking technological change seriously. The cultural transformation caused by new technologies happens quickly, but it doesnāt have to happen thoughtlessly.
6 min read
Jun
30
For (and by) the Neighbourhood
Not everything scales. Mass texts do not perform the same function as a knock at the door.
3 min read