Night Tensions on the Island
Source . In the 2010s, whistleblowers, conspiracy theorists and hackers ruled the Internet, firm in their conviction that if we only had (and shared) all the information, if we could just crunch the numbers, we could finally make the world make sense. Ironically, this movement placed great faith in the rational mind. Even though this netizens' movement opposed the rising technocrats, who mean to hold sway with big data and artificial intelligence, both responses to hypertechnology were similar. Whether we looked at the powerful or the powerless, everyone believed in quantification over qualification. Fast forward a decade, and we have sobered up. Our predicament defies understanding. Truth in the real world is slippery and elusive. We are all part of a gigantic, surreal mystery. I don't think anyone is really in control. Our souls ache for resolution and get only ongoing tension. Tonight, to ease the tension, I listened to the video, Slow Nights in Manhattan - 40s Jazz (abov...
