Learning process for our generation is different. We figured out how boring the classes were when we reached out to things we were actually eager know by means of Internet. one could find many great stories, wise quote, scientific facts and a lot of interesting issues to learn by just watching videos and pictures, fast and easy to communicate. At the beginning I started to memorize many things. I used to adore those who had information about all aspects of life, nature, science and humanities. After a while I realized that I am overwhelmed with a bunch of information that are not only do not link to any important fact, but also they are expiring. Meanwhile I realized that many of the subjects we were learning at school are old fashioned and not used or even taught anymore. I also learned to stop trusting the sources found on web and pay more attention to verification of the reference. There is no point in memorizing those information, whenever needed, there they are, updated, discussed and free to use. There was something missing, both in school education system and in our own journey.
We didn't learn how to live on this planet.
Parna, do I sense a bit of frustration mixed with a sense of nostalgia? An architecture theorist, Habermas, once argued that nostalgia is the central theme of the post-modern attitude towards architecture. I can't help but note the parallels of his argument, that our present era failed to develop new construction methods, ideologies, and building types as previous eras had, and that current movements were merely seeking their own persona by distinguishing themselves from an authentic past. Will the Green movement be the catalyst to propel us beyond this state by demanding new methodologies, morphologies, and ideologies, or is it too a passing trend? Who will lead the next revolution and will it even be recognizable to us now?
ReplyDeleteI have mixed feelings about the video you posted as it seems to me both a well intentioned message of hope, as well as misguided propaganda. I am not sure if its theme of nostalgia and hopeful anticipation is based on historical accuracy, or rather its pop culture depictions of the historical cliche's of futures past. Statements such as "loving your work is the only way to lead a fulfilling life (pause) every day," strike me a bit pushy. There is this rumor going around that happiness is supposed to feel like "fuck yes" all of the time. Is that how they will sell us the New Economy and convince us that working was our idea in the first place? What about peace, will that be felt as well? My problem with the video is that it promotes a culture that inevitably feels shame (pain) in the absence of validation and proposes a call to action to correct this immediately. To me the same old rat-race, masked as a new consciousness, just as Habermas felt about architecture. What about the end of suffering?
Will these "mellenials" revolutionize the world by exerting a sheer will of confidence and entitlement onto the world economy in exchange for blissful purpose? or can they find true peace through a sheer will of consciousness? What would that look like instead?