Hope In Source

How can we think about digital communication, let alone silence? Is it possible? Michael Sacasas is back to chat about a few of his last newsletter posts: the nature of silence, attention not as a resource, on hope vs. expectations, the arms race of escalation, manufactured needs, askesis or discipline, the commons vs. the public, and trustlessness and codes of law. (Recorded in July 2021) Transcript: https://hopeinsource.com/silence.Previous: https://hopeinsource.com/limits, https://hopeinsource.com/convivialMichael: https://twitter.com/LMsacasasHenry: https://twitter.com/left_padSections: [00:00] Impossible Silences [07:03] Silence as a Commons [15:10] Attending with the Body [23:27] Hope vs. Expectation [25:48] Vendor Lock-in [29:15] Rat Race or Arms Race? [32:33] What in Fact Do We Need? [36:33] Askesis of Perception [41:28] Isn't Just Something You Can Code into a Program [43:29] The Commons vs The Public [55:40] Trustlessness and Codes of Law ★ Support this podcast ★