Post #500: In Defense of the Big Idea

On merits of big ideas in a culture that emphasizes the tactical.

members-only post Sep 17, 2012 2-min read

In a world where I feel so small

I can't stop thinking big.

—Neil 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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