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I love the name and completely agree with the sentiment. Feeling awe is one of my greatest pleasures in life. It's a big part of what I live for, no exaggeratio

I love the name and completely agree with the sentiment. Feeling awe is one of my greatest pleasures in life. It's a big part of what I live for, no exaggeration. Computers are a great source of awe for me. On my best days I'm able to sit back and contemplate all of the information flowing through the internet at every moment of the day. Or I type on my keyboard and contemplate all the layers between me and the characters on my screen. I often try to extend this thought to society in general. All the inventions that played a part in making that streetlight work, all the people who played a part in this meal on my table, etc.

yboris 3y ago
Speaking of Awe: Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner https://www.amazon.com/Awe-Science-Everyday-Wonder-Transform/dp/1984879685 https://www.amazon.com/Awe-Science-Everyday-Wonder-Transform... Unsure how good the book is, but thought to put it on your radar ;)
- lantry 3y ago
  why are you recommending the book if you're not sure how good it is?
  - gsinclair 3y ago
    It wasn’t a recommendation. It’s good to be made aware of things that are potentially interesting even if sometimes they turn out not to be.
  - yboris 3y ago
    I've read another book by the same author in my 20s and it was not bad. This one I'm considering reading. I'm thrilled there's a book on the topic of this cool emotion.
- davidivadavid 3y ago
  Book does seem interesting, came across this article a couple days ago, for those who want a bit more information about it: https://www.noemamag.com/finding-awe-amid-everday-splendor/ https://www.noemamag.com/finding-awe-amid-everday-splendor/
pmarreck 3y ago
I was 12 and was dead set on being a doctor until I walked into a computer store with my family (notably, the last in the neighborhood not to have a computer). It was December, 1984. The Macintosh (which almost no one had heard of) had recently come out. I had had some computer experience (Commodore 64, Apple II) but the first Mac was like some alien device from the far future that ticked all the boxes I didn’t know I even had. I was so excited and so convinced that I was witnessing the future of literally everything that I stuttered while being unable to stop what we would now call “nerdgasming”. Awe. Awe times 1000. That mind-blowing emoji? That was me. Apparently my parents were receptive to my nerdthusiasm because they dropped a ton of 1984 cash on one and that became my “best christmas present ever”. I code now. =) We don’t know what the future holds, but some of us can sense when we see it.
bmitc 3y ago
It is what Jacques Ellul called technique, and it's not all positive.

yboris 3y ago

Speaking of Awe: Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner https://www.amazon.com/Awe-Science-Everyday-Wonder-Transform/dp/1984879685 https://www.amazon.com/Awe-Science-Everyday-Wonder-Transform... Unsure how good the book is, but thought to put it on your radar ;)

lantry 3y ago
why are you recommending the book if you're not sure how good it is?
- gsinclair 3y ago
  It wasn’t a recommendation. It’s good to be made aware of things that are potentially interesting even if sometimes they turn out not to be.
- yboris 3y ago
  I've read another book by the same author in my 20s and it was not bad. This one I'm considering reading. I'm thrilled there's a book on the topic of this cool emotion.
davidivadavid 3y ago
Book does seem interesting, came across this article a couple days ago, for those who want a bit more information about it: https://www.noemamag.com/finding-awe-amid-everday-splendor/ https://www.noemamag.com/finding-awe-amid-everday-splendor/

pmarreck 3y ago

I was 12 and was dead set on being a doctor until I walked into a computer store with my family (notably, the last in the neighborhood not to have a computer). It was December, 1984. The Macintosh (which almost no one had heard of) had recently come out. I had had some computer experience (Commodore 64, Apple II) but the first Mac was like some alien device from the far future that ticked all the boxes I didn’t know I even had. I was so excited and so convinced that I was witnessing the future of literally everything that I stuttered while being unable to stop what we would now call “nerdgasming”. Awe. Awe times 1000. That mind-blowing emoji? That was me. Apparently my parents were receptive to my nerdthusiasm because they dropped a ton of 1984 cash on one and that became my “best christmas present ever”. I code now. =) We don’t know what the future holds, but some of us can sense when we see it.

bmitc 3y ago

It is what Jacques Ellul called technique, and it's not all positive.