Valeria, this is wonderful. A couple of questions it raised for me are:
The concept of "scale". Is there a possibility of reframing "scale" into going deeper rather than wider? You're writing truly does that.
This, also, reminded me of Dunbar's Law and the limitations of our personal bandwidth in relationships. Can we scale in ways that maintain and honor our unique individual voice and the voice of the whole.
Lastly, it reminded me of Rilke's last stanza in
"Be ahead of all parting"
"To all that is used-up, and to all the muffled and dumb
creatures in the world's full reserve, the unsayable sums,
These are all valid points, Bruce. Scale that goes deeper is still limited by the number of people who can/want/take time to read and reflect. And it doesn't have to be SO much time. Just enough to let the ideas percolate.
We are indeed limited. I also find it challenging to discover 'people/topics worth following' in the noise. And I think I did a fairly decent job at sifting.
Ah, Rilke! Poetry is a balm for the soul. He's especially interesting. Thank you for the citation, I'll treasure it.
Valeria, this is wonderful. A couple of questions it raised for me are:
The concept of "scale". Is there a possibility of reframing "scale" into going deeper rather than wider? You're writing truly does that.
This, also, reminded me of Dunbar's Law and the limitations of our personal bandwidth in relationships. Can we scale in ways that maintain and honor our unique individual voice and the voice of the whole.
Lastly, it reminded me of Rilke's last stanza in
"Be ahead of all parting"
"To all that is used-up, and to all the muffled and dumb
creatures in the world's full reserve, the unsayable sums,
joyfully add yourself, and cancel the count."
These are all valid points, Bruce. Scale that goes deeper is still limited by the number of people who can/want/take time to read and reflect. And it doesn't have to be SO much time. Just enough to let the ideas percolate.
We are indeed limited. I also find it challenging to discover 'people/topics worth following' in the noise. And I think I did a fairly decent job at sifting.
Ah, Rilke! Poetry is a balm for the soul. He's especially interesting. Thank you for the citation, I'll treasure it.