I'm not always a fan of Tim O'Reilly's views from the Silicon Valley bubble. Even so, his article on the "post-covid future" is worth putting some time aside for.
So, when you read stories—and there are many—speculating or predicting when and how we will return to “normal”, discount them heavily. The future will not be like the past. The comfortable Victorian and Georgian world complete with grand country houses, a globe-spanning British empire, and lords and commoners each knowing their place, was swept away by the events that began in the summer of 1914 (and that with Britain on the “winning” side of both world wars.) So too, our comfortable “American century” of conspicuous consumer consumption, global tourism, and ever-increasing stock and home prices may be gone forever.
Recycling delays, rather than avoids, final disposal.
An in-depth look at our humongous plastic problem. Long read but worth it.
Good. More of this, please.
Art historian Alice Procter is on a mission to decolonise museums and galleries with her "Uncomfortable Art Tours". Interesting approach. I'd love to go on one of her tours if we can ever travel to the UK again. The British Museum is pretty much a giant fencing operation when you think about it.
The pump in my espresso machine died on Thursday after 9 years of service. I went online, ordered a new pump, and it was delivered today. 30 mins of work and the machine is back in service. Good quality serviceable equipment like this should be standard.
Another interesting take on changes to architecture and urban living post-coronavirus.
