Crazy Town

Escaping Speedism: How to Slow Down and Enjoy the Collapse


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Consult your inner tortoise to find novel ways of slowing down and living the good life. In a world haunted by just-in-time delivery, hyperactive business, accelerating environmental calamities, and metric tons of stress, Jason, Rob, and Asher work at a fast and furious pace to savor the moments, because there aren't many left.

Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language.

Sources/Links/Notes:

  • Top 10 most unrealistic car crashes in movies
  • Clip from the movie The Blues Brothers
  • Clip from the movie Speed
  • Clip from the movie Live Free or Die Hard
  • Clip from the movie Furious 7
  • Definition  of high frequency trading
  • Graphical representation of the Great Acceleration
  • Interview with Hartmut Rosa
  • Bart Zantvoort's article about Harmut Rosa's work
  • Article about social acceleration by Bettina Hollstein and Hartmut Rosa in the Journal of Business Ethics
  • Podcast episode about shrinking attention spans (episode 225 of Speaking of Psychology)
  • Article about technology and perception of time by Fiona MacDonald in ScienceAlert


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