I have noticed over the years the lack of concentration that
people now have (and I include myself here), technology obviously has a role in
this but I am interested in Jenkinson’s view on how memory is being lost. Not
only in the individuals but also in society, as if it is not important and by
extension technology is all we need. This is the drift towards AI however what
happens to our humanness?
I also see that part of being human is our ability to be
musical, be that singing or playing an instrument. Jenkinson’s view is that we
are becoming increasingly sick in our minds, losing our memory and this is evident
in both the young and the old thus showing a change in the ecosystem. Sentinel
species in the world at large show environmental change, butterflies for
instance will decline or increase with subtle changes in the ecosystem. For us
the young and the old are the first to show signs of change. We have already
travelled far down this road but things are accelerating now, we may have
already reached and maybe even passed the tipping point.
Everything that has abundance devalues; information, music,
and food have all become degraded, lacking in spirit and sustenance. It is the
postmodern nightmare that all things are relative and there is no such thing as
truth, just an abundance of information, this is given us Trump, Putin and
Brexit.
We need to develop something that is old, an old skill an
old technology, make music and make songs that tell stories, myths or epics
that engage the mind and bring back memory remember the stories that our
ancestors believed had to be told continuously otherwise the world would stop,
may be it has, maybe we need to restart it.
Vic Hyland www.bluescampuk.co.uk
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