Episode 83
Escaping Speedism: How to Slow Down and Enjoy the Collapse
Crazy Town · Post Carbon Institute
April 10, 20241h 9m
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Show Notes
Consult your inner tortoise to find novel ways of slowing down and living the good life. In a world haunted by just-in-time delivery, hyperactive business, accelerating environmental calamities, and metric tons of stress, Jason, Rob, and Asher work at a fast and furious pace to savor the moments, because there aren't many left.
Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language.
Sources/Links/Notes:
- Top 10 most unrealistic car crashes in movies
- Clip from the movie The Blues Brothers
- Clip from the movie Speed
- Clip from the movie Live Free or Die Hard
- Clip from the movie Furious 7
- Definition of high frequency trading
- Graphical representation of the Great Acceleration
- Interview with Hartmut Rosa
- Bart Zantvoort's article about Harmut Rosa's work
- Article about social acceleration by Bettina Hollstein and Hartmut Rosa in the Journal of Business Ethics
- Podcast episode about shrinking attention spans (episode 225 of Speaking of Psychology)
- Article about technology and perception of time by Fiona MacDonald in ScienceAlert