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Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Progress Trap

Cultural grand narratives shape personal self-stories and define measures of progress, influencing desires, morality, and feelings of success or failure.
Books
fromBig Think
4 months ago

5 books that changed the world for the better

Books enable solitary encounters that spark dialogues, creativity, and collective progress across disciplines by conveying ideas, histories, and human truths.
Philosophy
fromBig Think
4 months ago

The Engine of Progress

Humanity is better off today than ever, but progress has been uneven and requires deliberate nurturing across institutions, policy, innovation, and movements.
Philosophy
fromBig Think
4 months ago

The moment every civilization fears: the growth plateau

20th-century skepticism slowed societal progress; acknowledging progress's historical emergence supports renewed commitment to continued technological and moral advancement.
fromPsychology Today
7 months ago

The One Question We Need to Ask to Save Humanity

We've lost our way because we're not prioritizing what truly matters. Our world has become so upside down that we once punished kids by sending them to their rooms-now we punish them by taking away screens and forcing them outdoors.
Mental health
fromComputerworld
8 months ago

Apple's done innovating? Be serious

Innovation is a substance that happens in small tweaks, not broad strokes, and what look like huge steps forward today usually rely on a whole subsystem of smaller innovations.
Apple
fromHackernoon
8 months ago

First Principles or First Excuses? How to Build What Doesn't Exist Yet | HackerNoon

In Greek mythology, Prometheus brought fire to mankind, symbolizing knowledge and power, and became a creator of civilization despite his eternal punishment.
Philosophy
Left-wing politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
9 months ago

Slavoj Zizek, philosopher: Wisdom is what I hate most, it is absolute conformist stupidity'

Slavoj Zizek passionately critiques societal norms, revealing a misanthropic view on progress and small talk, emphasizing the need for uncomfortable philosophical discourse.
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