Reflections 15th May
On my Mind
Hiding in Plain Sight
There is something about the volume of our inbound newsfeeds that end up giving us an induced form attention deficit disorder, as those with little to recommend them to our attention get it by digital shouting.
If we combine that with the energies of what is being aimed at us - from spam, to thinly disguised propaganda, to conspiracy theories it's no surprise that we either disengage, or just shout back. Not so much the dialogue technology is capable of giving us, but something more akin to playing tennis with hand grenades.
Which is a shame, because underneath all that frantic noise is the information and connection that can not only change our world, but our relationship to and fulfilment with it. What we seek is there, hiding in plain sight.
It's been on my mind because I wonder how we turn information into meaningful action as we are faced with well documented, credible, threats from pandemics to climate change to dysfu…
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