The Limits of Efficiency

Demanding convenience in every aspect of life might have some rather inconvenient effects: the atrophying of skills, self-worth, and wisdom.

By Mo Lotman | April 19, 2017 | Automation, Economics, Identity, Philosophy, Well-Being | Bangladesh, Capabilities, Compassion, Convenience, Driving, Drizly, Ease, Efficiency, Entitlement, Garment Workers, Happiness, Helplessness, Impatience, Inconvenience, Joy, Laziness, Peace, Reward, Self-Reliance, Walking, Wisdom

A Message From the Publisher

Happy birthday us! This month marks one year since we moved to weekly updates. Publisher Mo Lotman shares a few thoughts about The Technoskeptic and the stakes of its mission.

By Mo Lotman | February 22, 2017 | Cognition, Economics, Environment, Law, Media, Philosophy, Politics, Privacy, Publishing, Relationships, Society, Well-Being | Attention, Civility, Community, Democracy, Depression, Distraction, Ethics, Impatience, Journalism, Loneliness, Public Space, Robert McChesney, Rudeness

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