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are we on the
long road of a huge paradigm shift, one lasting decades?
a mechanistic philosophy, in full force during the industrial
revolution, still looms dominant
the overarching world view that has prevailed in our society, that we
have functioned within for a long time remains strong although much of
what was good has been lost
the lost 'art'
these thoughts
occured to me during a journey through my father's world of watchmaking
- the remnants of his craft, his art, left behind - old watches,
amongst his collection of wonders, that still work after almost a
century
watchmaking is nearly a lost art now, traded in for the digital age,
but a rolex will never share the same kind of beauty inherent in it's
mechanical predecessors nor the longevity inherent in both the
craftsmanship and design
watchmaking remnants
'remnant'...a
part of something that is left from a larger original whole
wishful thinking - that remnants, the good ones, of a mechanistic world
have remained while the larger whole has changed
i think it is just the opposite, our world is turned inside out
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