Friday, December 5, 2014

Philosophy Wire: Record. New records. Inactivity.


Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2014-12-05]: Google VP Alan Eustace leaped from stratosphere, beating the Felix Baumgartner's record for free-fall jump. [1] Records are set. Records are broken. So? The "do something" mania of modern civilization has led to ridiculous chains of events. Do another record. Or just sit in your house. Do nothing. Try to actually do nothing. And you will realize that this is more amazing than a 25-mile jump...

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