“There is no Sleepy Hollow on the Internet, no peaceful spot where contemplativeness can work its restorative magic. There is only the endless, mesmerizing buzz of the urban street.” Nicholas Carr, from The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains (New York: Norton, 2010)
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Blog 11
The role of technology is very interesting when considering environmental aesthetics. This is particularly because it causes so much harm, but yet has become an everlasting part of our environment. It is difficult to imagine an aesthetic appreciation for a tool that has lead to much damage in the natural world around us.
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