Hi Mark,
Thanks for bringing up the "Whole Earth Conference". I wish I had seen
the show. Where did you find the interview in English with Fred Turner?
I looked through the podcasts and found only the German translation of
his keynote.
Following your remarks, I listened to Turner's keynote and am now
reading From Counterculture to Cyberculture. I am old enough to
remember the 1971 issue of WEC. Seen from France today, Turner's thesis
makes a lot of sense. Many people here did not buy into the
counterculture, prefering to stick to good old-fashioned agonistic
politics.
As for the Wiener/Bateson rift, many people in the arts knew Wiener's
work mainly through the Bateson filter.
Karen
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