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September 10 · Issue #57 · View online
Each week, three links I think are worth reading. Less is more.
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I’ve been off the grid a bit, haven’t I? I have. It’s obviously not every week anymore, and not three links either. Thanks for sticking around! I hope everything is going well for you.
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I used to think social media was a force for good. Now the evidence says I was wrong
This is something I’ve been wrestling with since the last American presidential election. And it is definitely having an impact on where I see my work taking me in the future.
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Empathy, Is It All It's Cracked Up to Be?
This was fascinating to listen to. Of course words like empathy, sympathy, compassion etc. are used with different meanings by different people. But what is explained here is in my opinion the key to understanding why people who most strongly take part in others’ suffering can also be the most judgmental and sometimes violent people around.
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How getting rid of my smartphone revolutionised my life
Extreme, but… How do you react when you forget your smartphone at home? Do you have fantasies of slower time? This is something I’ve been actively working on for a couple of years, for myself. I pull back, and then all of a sudden find myself having spent most of my week-end on Facebook and Twitter and other online spaces.
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Dan Savage on the Virtues of Infidelity
Could be an eye-opening read if you have an absolute belief in monogamy as the supreme value in a relationship. “Scandals be damned. The goal of marriage, argues Dan Savage — devoted husband, proud father, sex columnist — should be stability, not monogamy.”
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This Is How Your Fear and Outrage Are Being Sold for Profit
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The Ronettes - Be My Baby
Old memories. Lovely song.
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