Working on Puzzles Beyond a Lifetime
Last year I read the phrase: we’re working on puzzles longer than our lifetime. Which, now that I think of it, is really just the inversion of standing on the shoulders of giants.
But either way, it’s true and let’s be honest…pretty relevant to remember right now.
It’s easy to feel like everything is too massive, too complex, too far-removed from us to really change, especially if we’re doing so with our own personal interests and benefits in mind. I’m definitely guilty of that sometimes.
But then I think about the Sagrada Família, which was finally finished last month. It only took 144 years. Gaudí worked on it for 43 years (!!) and (my personal fave piece of the puzzle) when asked about the timeline he apparently said: “My client is not in a hurry.”
Truth is, there are likely to be some - or many - challenges that we won’t get to experience the solutions for (let alone completely finish) but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth trying to solve them.
One piece of the puzzle that I’m working on right now is the next edition of nouvôt futures: On Trust. Not exactly a small topic, but a beyond-my-lifetime topic? Sure, why not.
Until Next Time…
Surfacing hopeful recs, links and loose threads from beyond the algo…
We must protect Barbara Kruger at all costs: ‘Never be shocked. Shock is a failure of imagination’
How much do you know about satellites changing the night sky? This is a good place to start, and yes…it IS interactive!
It’s nearly here - Charlotte Rubesa’s absolutely bloody gorgeous Quiet Media is launching this week!
The future isn't inevitable, it’s intentional. Designed by the people willing to ask the uncomfortable questions early enough to do something about them.
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