Tag: technology
Stop Talking about Wendell Berry on Twitter
Editor's Note: Matt's piece kicks off a mini-symposium on the question of whether localists should use social media, and if so, how. As a...
Learning How to Think with Alan Jacobs
Last fall Alan Jacobs published a slim book with a bold title: How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds. Jacobs...
Convenience, Digitized Childhood, Hunters, and more
“Make Communities Great Again.” James Bruce argues the federal government should adopt policies that would strengthen local communities.
“The Tyranny of Convenience.” Tim Wu writes...
Technology and the Virtues: Scale Matters
When an autonomous Uber vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona, Uber suspended its fleet of self-driving cars and assured everyone that it...
Technological Failures, New Localism, and More
Each week, I’ll try to post links to recent essays and stories that might interest Porchers. If you have additional essays to recommend, please...
What the Smartphone is Good For (Besides Nothing)
The invaluable works of our elder writers, I had almost said the works of Shakespeare and Milton, are driven into neglect.
Learning to Wait
"Through delayed fulfillment, good desires grow stronger."
Gregory the Great
Almost fifty years ago the famous marshmallow experiment suggested the importance of being able to wait.
There...
Surfing into Forgetfulness
“And wicked men seek for people with whom to spend their days, and shun themselves; for they remember many a grievous deed when they...
