Poetry can fight the erosion of rational machines

Nico 2022-04-20 09:01:47

It's hard not to think of the assembly-line worker who was passionate about Heidegger.

A bus driver and poet with only one reader. From Monday to Sunday, the gradual reincarnation of life blocks the illusion of “rich information flow” brought about by mobile phones, so that we can find that Friday is different from Monday, and next Monday is different from this Monday.

I've made excuses for pursuing a state of brain overload, believing it's too powerful, and I've been kidnapped by it. In fact, my willpower is too weak, I can't concentrate, and I want to indulge in the unconsciousness of swiping the phone, that's all.

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Paterson quotes

  • Everett: Well it's like they always say. "Sun still rises every mornin' and sets every evenin'." Always another day. Right?

    Paterson: Yeah. So far.

    Everett: So far?

  • Japanese Poet: Excuse me?

    Japanese Poet: ah-ha