Many of us invest hours each day staring at the screens of our televisions and computers and smartphones. Seldom do we go outside on a clear night, away from the lights of the city, and gaze at the dark starry sky, or take walks in the woods unaccompanied by our digital devices. Most of the minutes and hours of each day we spend in temperature-controlled structures of wood, concrete, and steel. With all of its success, our technology has greatly diminished our direct experience with nature. We live mediated lives. We have created a natureless world.
Read more:
Lightman, Alan. (2022, January 15). This is no way to be human. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/01/machine-garden-natureless-world/621268/