I stopped watching movies (until they were extremely well vetted and I'm up all night on-call needing a few hours of mindless respite) about 30 years ago because the emotional manipulation always bothered me. Also I take very few photographs anymore because I'd rather just use my vision to enjoy the scene. I really appreciate the Amish approach here. Some real wisdom there.
Somewhat related article from 'Public Discourse' today: https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2024/10/96256/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technological-mediation-in-a-disembodied-world-a-review-of-christine-rosens-the-extinction-of-experience
I stopped watching movies (until they were extremely well vetted and I'm up all night on-call needing a few hours of mindless respite) about 30 years ago because the emotional manipulation always bothered me. Also I take very few photographs anymore because I'd rather just use my vision to enjoy the scene. I really appreciate the Amish approach here. Some real wisdom there.