Can't argue with much of that. Maybe Obama his professed trend towards New Enlightenment will turn this current anti-intellectual trend around.
Naaa. On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 6:11 PM, glen e. p. ropella < [email protected]> wrote: > Thus spake Douglas Roberts circa 12/25/2008 04:27 PM: > > IMO, Age and Obscurity (in languages, at least) are mutually reinforcing > > resonant death knells. > > Naaa. I'm a big fan of old, obscure artifacts. They flesh out the > context through which homogenous fad-followers plow. It seems like our > (the US) bias toward forgetting history and diversity and teaching only > the lowest common denominator, most current fad, or toward the most > likely future is the primary reason we have a trash culture. Rather > than re-sole that old pair of boots or fix the transmission in that old > car, we prefer to junk the old stuff and buy brand new stuff (usually > made in China). > > The hip and trendy fads are great for preoccupying the teenager's (or > politician's) mind; but for any serious work, one should consider as > much historical context as possible in order to make wise decisions in > the present. > > -- > glen e. p. ropella, 971-222-9095, http://agent-based-modeling.com > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > -- Doug Roberts, RTI International [email protected] [email protected] 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell
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