Thoughtfolio 66 — the privacy con, doing pointless things and searching for darkness.
2 min readMar 19, 2020
What I’ve been reading (and writing) this week…
Why I try to do things that are pointless. (7 mins) — medium.com
“Most of the time, we are ‘units of production’, whose goal is to produce extrinsic value. We’ve bought into the mantra of achievement and attainment at the expense of things that hold a much greater long-term benefit.”
Does privacy invading tech even work? (5 mins) — www.nytimes.com
Whilst we worry about how our data is being captured and sold, this article suggests the buyers of such tech might be getting ripped off as well.
In search of darkness. (5 mins) — www.nytimes.com
A thoughtful piece on light pollution, nature and ageing.
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Søren Kierkegaard
