Comments on: Bruce Sterling On The Future “A Transition Into Nothing” http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2009/07/12/bruce-sterling-on-the-future-a-transition-into-nothing/ The voice of The Sietch community Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:01:32 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: simon thornton http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2009/07/12/bruce-sterling-on-the-future-a-transition-into-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-88752 simon thornton Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:31:39 +0000 http://www.blog.thesietch.org/?p=6274#comment-88752 thanks for putting this video up, it is really challenging and insightful, particularly the concept that buying and selling things is a means of communicating and supporting others, and the idea of putting things which we don't need back into circulation thanks for putting this video up, it is really challenging and insightful, particularly the concept that buying and selling things is a means of communicating and supporting others, and the idea of putting things which we don’t need back into circulation

]]> By: Andy Waschick http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2009/07/12/bruce-sterling-on-the-future-a-transition-into-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-88743 Andy Waschick Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:47:50 +0000 http://www.blog.thesietch.org/?p=6274#comment-88743 This is a very compelling talk indeed. Wealth, I think, is a concept that a lot of people associate with materialism, but in fact it seems like we may be entering a period of time where wealth has more to do with your adaptability, intellectual flexibility, and level of participation in the present moment. There are a lot of 20th century notions that are going to continue to be less and less practicable by people who actually want to accomplish things (instead of just putting all of one's energy into hanging onto the notion of what your life used to, or should, be). I'll have to look at this video a few more times, also, but it sure seems like I picked the right time to start looking into Buddhist non-attachment. This is a very compelling talk indeed. Wealth, I think, is a concept that a lot of people associate with materialism, but in fact it seems like we may be entering a period of time where wealth has more to do with your adaptability, intellectual flexibility, and level of participation in the present moment.

There are a lot of 20th century notions that are going to continue to be less and less practicable by people who actually want to accomplish things (instead of just putting all of one’s energy into hanging onto the notion of what your life used to, or should, be).

I’ll have to look at this video a few more times, also, but it sure seems like I picked the right time to start looking into Buddhist non-attachment.

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