Post #500: In Defense of the Big Idea
On merits of big ideas in a culture that emphasizes the tactical.
In a world where I feel so small
I can't stop thinking big.
βNeil Peart, Rush, "Caravan"
Note: This is the 500th post on my site. Golf applause.
As a writer and netizen, I think about the demise of big ideas quite a bit. These days, we consume content as quickly as possible. 140 characters. Texts. Alerts. 30-second YouTube videos. Shorter books or, better yet, summaries of shorter books.
And there's absolutely nothing wrong with this type of content. I consume and even generate a great deal of this type of tactical material myself. I get it. We're busy. Really busy. We just don't have the time to spend on longer works.
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