toko
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Lukas comment about the obvious connection between having a real job and being political made me think of an experience I recently had. I recently attended a conference in denver. I went by myself. From the airport I got into my uber. Arriving at the hotel I used my phone as a key check into my room. Feeling tired and lazy I ordered doordash. the food was waiting for me 30 min later in front of my door. The only human face I saw during that sequence of events was the uber drivers face, but even that was behind a mask. the whole situation struck me as profoundly alienating and lonely. If you actually think about it, I may as well not have travelled. The process of production, (in this case the production of services) was a complete black box. It was completely abstracted away. the scary thing is I'm sure I could keep living like this if I so desired. given I move magic internet money around well enough I could live in a totally secluded bubble, ignorant of how the things I consume were made. even my grass is delivered to my house, I don't even have to deal with drug dealers.
I'm sure I'm not saying anything novel- but I guess it was a personal learning moment. Internet abstracts away the difficulty and process of acquiring goods and services but in doing so leaves you in a kind of ignorant bliss.
I'm sure I'm not saying anything novel- but I guess it was a personal learning moment. Internet abstracts away the difficulty and process of acquiring goods and services but in doing so leaves you in a kind of ignorant bliss.
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