How we feel about the evolving future tells us who we are as individuals and as a civilization: Do we search for stasis-a regulated, engineered world? Or do we embrace dynamism-a world of constant creation, discovery, and competition?
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Great read. Learned a lot about fabric, the central role it plays in our lives, and how we got here. Virginia Postrel has done a really good job putting together a book that covers both the technical history of fabric and the social, cultural, and economic history as well

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New Virtual Memories #email! This one's got a new #podcast w/ #DmitrySamarov, my #poem-emission, links by/re the dead, #BrianEno #CoryDoctorow #VirginiaPostrel #AdamKirsch #YukioAkamine & more, plus some art. Go read, share & subscribe: https://mailchi.mp/chimeraobscura/samarov-heller