10-11-2021, 12:31 PM
(10-10-2021, 04:06 PM)beechnut79 Wrote: Title of this thread says it all. Over the past half century the pace of life seems to have constantly speeded up to the point that many institutions have been sacrificed to the Gods of Money. Things such as bowling leagues, church potluck suppers, and many long time hobbies. Do you see any hope of us reversing course and being able to carve out space for us to slow down and take a breath, just like a cat bathing in the sun, being able to luxuriate in how you feel in your body/mind. A return to days when, for example, restaurant diners would often linger over their meals with coffee and/or cocktails. It wasn't really supposed to be this way. COVID may have forced the issue for a time, but don't really see lasting results here.
According to the saeculum, trends move that way once the first turning has gotten deeper (assuming a progressive 4T victory as has happened in every previous english-speaking saeculum). Too bad for us, that may be beyond the life span of some of us boomers. But, we can carve out some space where we can. There's really no technological need for this speed; it's just the neoliberal ideology and other causes of rising prices and falling income for the middle class and poor that has caused this. If Build Back Better passes this year, neoliberalism may start to recede and progress restart, so there's hope in that, if we can sufficiently-pressure Sinema and Manchin to support enough of it.