They see Big Tech as having eroded commonality: the common good, the social fabric, the institutions of collective interest. Luddism, as they conceive of it, is a communal, spiritual, and political project centered on three things: reclaiming collective agency away from Big Tech and its attention-fracking, data-capturing, social erosion project; re-enchanting public life through public events that help people experience connection; and fostering a world rooted in localism, public goods, care, fun, democracy, and what one Luddite I spoke to referred to as “collective effervescence.”
The wind phone (風の電話, kaze no denwa) is an unconnected telephone booth in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, where visitors can hold one-way conversations with deceased loved ones. Initially created by garden designer Itaru Sasaki in 2010 to help him cope with his cousin's death, it was opened to the public in the following year after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami killed over 15,000 people in the Tōhoku region. The wind phone has since received over 30,000 visitors. A number of replicas have been constructed around the world, and it has served as the inspiration for several novels and films.
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Polychronic cultures are societies that view time as a flexible, fluid concept where multiple activities can occur simultaneously. In these cultures, relationships and interpersonal interactions take precedence over strict adherence to schedules, allowing for a more holistic approach to time management and social processes. This cultural perspective contrasts with monochronic cultures, which prioritize punctuality and a linear approach to time.
Both “Nosferatu” and “Night of the Living Dead” provide key examples of how vital the public domain is for horror. "Both 'Nosferatu' and 'Night of the Living Dead' provide key examples of how vital the public domain is for horror and can provide insights to rework copyright law to revitalize the genre. "