Boosting empathy is always a great goal. Much enjoyed it. Thanks for the ref too "The luxury of simplicity" is quite a turn of phrase. I'll see if it goes back

Boosting empathy is always a great goal. Much enjoyed it. Thanks for the ref too "The luxury of simplicity" is quite a turn of phrase. I'll see if it goes back further. Reminds me of a writer (probably Lewis Mumford) who said approximately; The machinery of Modernity offers all the riches of eternity, except for one thing. It can serve all our needs, well. It can meet all our desires, well. It offers companionship, entertainment, health, wealth and prosperity. Except for one forbidden fruit... that we turn it off. Our desire for simplicity, to stand on our own feet and *not* have the machine serve us... that is what it cannot supply.