because they haven’t been mentioned: stewart brand’s book, the clock of the long now[0] and the long now foundation[1] tackle the same problem. excellent exposi

because they haven’t been mentioned: stewart brand’s book, the clock of the long now[0] and the long now foundation[1] tackle the same problem. excellent exposition that doesn’t necessarily transmit despair amidst the shortening attention span. i think the thrust of the message is towards the end of the book where he talks about infinite games, and the finite games that can be played interim. it appears we need to think like game designers, after all. [0]: https://longnow.org/store/clock-long-now-time-and-responsibility-stewart-brand/ https://longnow.org/store/clock-long-now-time-and-responsibi... [1]: https://longnow.org/ https://longnow.org/