Linkspam: classism and "digital detox"; comparative timelines

[firecat]

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116618/technologys-mindfulness-racket
"the act of unplugging falls somewhere between wearing vintage clothes and consuming artisanal cheese"

http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/08/putting-time-in-perspective.html
"It's hard to picture how a microbe evolved into a fish—the answer is that 3 billion years is a lot of time to work with."

Comments

[megpie71]

I loved that second one. By about halfway through, my brain was busy playing "The Galaxy Song" by Monty Python (from "The Meaning of Life"). The two things create a similar sense of perspective in my head (plus they lead to the same conclusion - "Pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space, because there's bugger-all down here on Earth").

(Still not going to donate my liver at this present, though).

[firecat]

I just watched that movie, so it was probably on my mind when I selected these links...