Most of us are having to invent, discover, and create the next steps of our lives without a light, a map, or a relevant tradition.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Technology... the knack of so arranging the world that we don't have to experience it.
It is entirely up to us to invent our own lives.
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
We have to find our own purposes in life, which are not derived directly from our scientific history.
What I really want out of life is to discover something new: something mankind didn't know was possible to do.
The reinvention of daily life means marching off the edge of our maps.
There is a big push that we all are engaged in, in wanting to have the newest in innovation - and I think that's all really great. But I also feel that human beings need to be aware of, and grounded in, history.
Technology is the knack of so arranging the world that we don't have to experience it.
What I love about the creative process, and this may sound naive, but it is this idea that one day there is no idea, and no solution, but the next day there is an idea. I find that incredibly exciting and conceptually actually remarkable.
We've got to map all of our ancient history before it's gone because, let's face it, if we don't have a common heritage to share, something to get excited about, then what are we living for?