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Dark Age Ahead: A Lukewarm Book Review

Atlas of Wonders and Monsters • 237 implied HN points • 25 Oct 23
📚 Literature Book review Analysis Cultural Preservation
  1. Jane Jacobs warns about the potential of a dark age if certain societal trends are not addressed.
  2. She highlights the importance of communities and families, and how urban planning impacts these structures.
  3. Jacobs discusses the decay in higher education, science, taxes, and self-policing, emphasizing the need for cultural dynamism to prevent societal decline.

Digital dark age.

Default Wisdom • 210 implied HN points • 07 Aug 23
🎭️ Culture Social media Content creation Cultural Preservation Internet culture Societal Impact
  1. The future of content creation is uncertain, but people are still making money from platforms like YouTube and TikTok.
  2. Despite predictions of a Digital Dark Age, mass culture still exists with recognizable cultural touchpoints and influencers.
  3. The internet's 'perpetual now' raises concerns about the loss of digital history and the value we place on online content.

Manhattan Hotel Futurism

Kneeling Bus • 136 implied HN points • 14 Mar 23
🎭️ Culture Nostalgia City Planning Architecture Cultural Preservation
  1. Cities are facing an existential crisis as urban activities move online, disconnecting from physical spaces.
  2. New York is clinging to past eras due to powerful nostalgia, which hinders progress and adaptation to emergent forces like technology.
  3. The future city may resemble suburbs more than traditional urban areas, with less inertia to hold onto the past and more openness to embrace technological advancements.
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