Imagine finding a forgotten victorian greenhouse hidden in the fog, where time stands still and every shadow tells a story... ❄❄Perfect music for those quiet winter moments when you're lost in thought. Who's listening while journaling or reading this december?
Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth: The Remedy. Reading this masterpiece, indeed one of the most important books in the world, one that exposes the evil of ignorance and the madness of bad reasoning, while listening to this music, kind of feels right. It is almost unbelievable that people back then, when there were not nearly as many people as today, argued that poverty was caused by there being too many people on Earth, and a lack of fertile land to find enough subsistence for them. It is even more unbelievable how it is relevant even today, and how many people who can read but will not, still consider that fallacious theory a fact.
What a topic for all of us to discuss about! Isn't it haunting, how echoes of the past still linger so vividly in the present? As you turn the pages of Progress and Poverty, the weight of these misconceptions-once absurd and yet still dangerously pervasive-feels almost like stepping into an ancient fog. The melodies of this playlist weave seamlessly with the wisdom of this masterpiece, offering a moody sanctuary for reflection. In a world of increasing noise, there’s something truly profound in pausing to read and to challenge these lingering fallacies. Let us romanticize not only the quiet beauty of knowledge but also the courage it takes to question and unlearn. Share your thoughts-what resonates with you most from this timeless inquiry into humanity’s progress and its shadows? 🌿✨ Thank you for being here and supporting us!
@@calliopebookage When you read books from the old times, when, it seems, men and women were born to think freely and not to claim it only, there are many things that resonate. What resonates with me the most is how so many people can be wrong without malice involved in it, and wondering whether there really has never been any malice in their fallacious reasoning. It makes me feel, often, that the great bulk of mankind is not ready for intellectual freedom, for they do not seek intellect and understanding. People are trained to perform a task rather than taught why the task can be performed. Those who understand are few, and those who bring understanding fewer still. Based on what I have read, it seems like indeed life is nothing but a progressive force moving forward, carried by the train of accumulated knowledge and skill, yet without serious reflection. The engine is powered by ideas that should have gone out of human minds a long time ago, in fact, many times had gone, only to come back with greater force to haunt present and future generations into quiet despair. We seem to be going forward quickly, and that is enough for everyone. For every useful invention or creation, there are 10 that are not only useless, but also detrimental to both our body, and mind. The soul I dare not even mention. We are, indeed, progressing for the sake of progress itself, which is how a cancer cell operates. Every day, we are convinced that the apps to develop ourselves, our thinking, our life, are the Holy Grail of all knowledge that will lead us to salvation. Yet, for a reason that is so obvious that it defies mention, one can hardly find such reasoning as there was in the old times these days. The aforementioned results in a people that, though seemingly experienced throughout history, are everywhere foolishly convinced, rather than cautiously, or prudently, doubtful. These people forget that the world now moves too fast for contemplation, and the problems that took the greatest minds decades to be properly addressed, seem now to be resolved without contemplation, without thinking, without looking back to those old solutions, in a mere fraction of a second.
@@Destruction320 Your words carry the weight of centuries, echoing truths that feel both timeless and unsettlingly relevant. It is true, isn’t it, that humanity often seems eager to leap forward without pausing to consider what fuels that momentum? We mistake motion for progress, complexity for depth, and innovation for wisdom. The engine of our age roars with borrowed ideas-many flawed, many forgotten lessons revived not as warnings but as new promises. It is haunting to think of progress as cancerous, but there’s truth in the analogy. Growth for the sake of growth, without regard for the balance it disrupts, becomes destructive. We call it advancement, but what is the worth of invention if it disconnects us from reflection, from the soul, from what you so aptly describe as the intellectual freedom of thought? Perhaps this freedom, so often romanticized in the past, was never fully realized even then. Yet, the mere act of seeking it imbued those older generations with a kind of grace we seem to have lost. You speak of the difference between those trained to act and those taught to understand. How starkly this divide shapes the world we now live in! To question deeply, to reflect without haste, to embrace doubt as a gateway to truth-these acts feel almost antiquated. Instead, we are handed prepackaged answers, algorithms fine-tuned to tell us not just what to think, but how to feel. Contemplation requires time and stillness, luxuries in an era where speed is worshiped, and certainty is mistaken for clarity. And yet, here we are, pausing together in this small, reflective space. Your comment reminds me that not all is lost, that the few who question, who think, who doubt are still here, quietly seeking meaning amidst the noise. It is a humbling thought that despite the din of our times, the ancient echoes of wisdom can still resonate. The great thinkers of the past might have been surrounded by the same chaos, their clarity hard-won through effort and solitude. Perhaps this, too, is our task-to slow down, to listen, to remind the world that the rush forward is hollow without a foundation of understanding. Thank you for this reflection-it is a rare gift to pause and truly think. I wonder, what do you believe we should carry forward from those older times? And what, if anything, must we leave behind to avoid repeating the mistakes you so eloquently describe?
Imagine finding a forgotten victorian greenhouse hidden in the fog, where time stands still and every shadow tells a story... ❄❄Perfect music for those quiet winter moments when you're lost in thought. Who's listening while journaling or reading this december?
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I'm so glad it resonated with you! There’s something truly magical about connecting with timeless wisdom and introspective melodies!
Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth: The Remedy. Reading this masterpiece, indeed one of the most important books in the world, one that exposes the evil of ignorance and the madness of bad reasoning, while listening to this music, kind of feels right. It is almost unbelievable that people back then, when there were not nearly as many people as today, argued that poverty was caused by there being too many people on Earth, and a lack of fertile land to find enough subsistence for them. It is even more unbelievable how it is relevant even today, and how many people who can read but will not, still consider that fallacious theory a fact.
What a topic for all of us to discuss about!
Isn't it haunting, how echoes of the past still linger so vividly in the present? As you turn the pages of Progress and Poverty, the weight of these misconceptions-once absurd and yet still dangerously pervasive-feels almost like stepping into an ancient fog. The melodies of this playlist weave seamlessly with the wisdom of this masterpiece, offering a moody sanctuary for reflection.
In a world of increasing noise, there’s something truly profound in pausing to read and to challenge these lingering fallacies. Let us romanticize not only the quiet beauty of knowledge but also the courage it takes to question and unlearn. Share your thoughts-what resonates with you most from this timeless inquiry into humanity’s progress and its shadows? 🌿✨
Thank you for being here and supporting us!
@@calliopebookage When you read books from the old times, when, it seems, men and women were born to think freely and not to claim it only, there are many things that resonate. What resonates with me the most is how so many people can be wrong without malice involved in it, and wondering whether there really has never been any malice in their fallacious reasoning. It makes me feel, often, that the great bulk of mankind is not ready for intellectual freedom, for they do not seek intellect and understanding.
People are trained to perform a task rather than taught why the task can be performed. Those who understand are few, and those who bring understanding fewer still. Based on what I have read, it seems like indeed life is nothing but a progressive force moving forward, carried by the train of accumulated knowledge and skill, yet without serious reflection. The engine is powered by ideas that should have gone out of human minds a long time ago, in fact, many times had gone, only to come back with greater force to haunt present and future generations into quiet despair.
We seem to be going forward quickly, and that is enough for everyone. For every useful invention or creation, there are 10 that are not only useless, but also detrimental to both our body, and mind. The soul I dare not even mention. We are, indeed, progressing for the sake of progress itself, which is how a cancer cell operates. Every day, we are convinced that the apps to develop ourselves, our thinking, our life, are the Holy Grail of all knowledge that will lead us to salvation. Yet, for a reason that is so obvious that it defies mention, one can hardly find such reasoning as there was in the old times these days. The aforementioned results in a people that, though seemingly experienced throughout history, are everywhere foolishly convinced, rather than cautiously, or prudently, doubtful. These people forget that the world now moves too fast for contemplation, and the problems that took the greatest minds decades to be properly addressed, seem now to be resolved without contemplation, without thinking, without looking back to those old solutions, in a mere fraction of a second.
@@Destruction320 Your words carry the weight of centuries, echoing truths that feel both timeless and unsettlingly relevant. It is true, isn’t it, that humanity often seems eager to leap forward without pausing to consider what fuels that momentum? We mistake motion for progress, complexity for depth, and innovation for wisdom. The engine of our age roars with borrowed ideas-many flawed, many forgotten lessons revived not as warnings but as new promises.
It is haunting to think of progress as cancerous, but there’s truth in the analogy. Growth for the sake of growth, without regard for the balance it disrupts, becomes destructive. We call it advancement, but what is the worth of invention if it disconnects us from reflection, from the soul, from what you so aptly describe as the intellectual freedom of thought? Perhaps this freedom, so often romanticized in the past, was never fully realized even then. Yet, the mere act of seeking it imbued those older generations with a kind of grace we seem to have lost.
You speak of the difference between those trained to act and those taught to understand. How starkly this divide shapes the world we now live in! To question deeply, to reflect without haste, to embrace doubt as a gateway to truth-these acts feel almost antiquated. Instead, we are handed prepackaged answers, algorithms fine-tuned to tell us not just what to think, but how to feel. Contemplation requires time and stillness, luxuries in an era where speed is worshiped, and certainty is mistaken for clarity.
And yet, here we are, pausing together in this small, reflective space. Your comment reminds me that not all is lost, that the few who question, who think, who doubt are still here, quietly seeking meaning amidst the noise. It is a humbling thought that despite the din of our times, the ancient echoes of wisdom can still resonate. The great thinkers of the past might have been surrounded by the same chaos, their clarity hard-won through effort and solitude. Perhaps this, too, is our task-to slow down, to listen, to remind the world that the rush forward is hollow without a foundation of understanding.
Thank you for this reflection-it is a rare gift to pause and truly think. I wonder, what do you believe we should carry forward from those older times? And what, if anything, must we leave behind to avoid repeating the mistakes you so eloquently describe?