Tag: quality of life

This Labor Day, it isn’t the best of times or the worst of times, it’s simply the only times we have

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Vintage clocks and gears layered with records and papers beside a glowing circuit board

Whatever you personally believe about the state of the world or our prospects for the future, humans simply don’t get to choose. You are here and will remain here until you aren’t whether you like it or not. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” Charles Dickens began his immortal A… Continue reading This Labor Day, it isn’t the best of times or the worst of times, it’s simply the only times we have

The quality of life canard and the irresistible appeal of nostalgia

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Retro 1980s gadgets, cassette tapes, games, and memorabilia on a table

Though some might claim otherwise, I was there and few would really want to go back to a time when our lives were shorter, far less convenient, far less mobile, and far more of a pain in the ass in almost every measurable way. Over the past several weeks, more than one person has mentioned… Continue reading The quality of life canard and the irresistible appeal of nostalgia