Inverted Computer Culture
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- Most computers are located in ancient buildings, “computer temples”, situated in tranquil natural environments. They stand unchanged over centuries, like mountains, no matter what happens in the world around them.
The idea of using computers in urban everyday life or for commercial purposes is something that doesn’t even occur to people’s minds – that would be just as absurd and wild as the idea of cleaning one’s home with a 100-year-old tortoise. (View Highlight)
- Note: flipping computers from efficient and everyday to sacred
- The outer world is often hurried and flashy, but computers provide a “sacred space” for relaxing, slowing down and concentrating on a specific idea without distractions. Breathing slows down, thought processes become more wholesome and contemplative. People who have spent a lot of time in a computer temple often find it difficult to readjust to the fast pace, distractivity and intellectual one-dimensionality of the non-computer world (View Highlight)
- Note: very very cool to speculate of the future opposite from todays in terms of effect
- Computers are seldom privately owned – they are considered essentially communal rather than personal – but their usage patterns are often highly individualistic. Programming is the most essential element of all computer use, and it is not uncommon to find users who have created all of their software from scratch. (View Highlight)
- Children would find most of the games utterly boring, if someone were crazy enough to try to get them interested. (View Highlight)
- Note: this seems like a bad thing that seems weird in place
- So, what is the “essence” of computing then? I’d say universality. The universality of computing makes it possible to bend it to reflect and amplify just about any kind of ideology or cultural construct (View Highlight)
title: “Inverted Computer Culture”
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date: 2023-12-19
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Inverted Computer Culture
Metadata
Highlights
- Most computers are located in ancient buildings, “computer temples”, situated in tranquil natural environments. They stand unchanged over centuries, like mountains, no matter what happens in the world around them.
The idea of using computers in urban everyday life or for commercial purposes is something that doesn’t even occur to people’s minds – that would be just as absurd and wild as the idea of cleaning one’s home with a 100-year-old tortoise. (View Highlight)
- Note: flipping computers from efficient and everyday to sacred
- The outer world is often hurried and flashy, but computers provide a “sacred space” for relaxing, slowing down and concentrating on a specific idea without distractions. Breathing slows down, thought processes become more wholesome and contemplative. People who have spent a lot of time in a computer temple often find it difficult to readjust to the fast pace, distractivity and intellectual one-dimensionality of the non-computer world (View Highlight)
- Note: very very cool to speculate of the future opposite from todays in terms of effect
- Computers are seldom privately owned – they are considered essentially communal rather than personal – but their usage patterns are often highly individualistic. Programming is the most essential element of all computer use, and it is not uncommon to find users who have created all of their software from scratch. (View Highlight)
- Children would find most of the games utterly boring, if someone were crazy enough to try to get them interested. (View Highlight)
- Note: this seems like a bad thing that seems weird in place
- So, what is the “essence” of computing then? I’d say universality. The universality of computing makes it possible to bend it to reflect and amplify just about any kind of ideology or cultural construct (View Highlight)