Revolt Against Mechanism

“We shall perish by the very instruments prepared for our happiness.”
-Horace Mann, American Educational Reformer (1796-1859)

In our time of glorifying and prioritizing “the machine” which is symbolic of technology, maybe we should hit the pause button a moment to consider the historical concerns and warnings about technology in relation to our human health and well-being.

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Michael Campi joins me again to dive into some deep historical archives that most have never heard and bring the message forward for a healthier future. I don’t know if you’ll “enjoy the show,” but we hope that you FEEL the show and once again…think deeply rather than just react.

“Whenver the attempt is made to impose the fixity of mechanism on the creativeness of spirit,
revolt is certain sooner or later to follow.”
-L.P. Jacks, “The Revolt Against Mechanism”

References & Recommended Reading:

“The Revolt Against Mechanism” by L.P. Jacks (1933)
“The Nemesis of Mediocrity” by Ralph Adams Cram (1917)
“The Threat of Leisure” by George Barton Cutten (1926)
“Leisure–A National Issue: Planning for the Leisure of a Democratic People” by Eduard C. Lindeman (1939)
“The Challenge of Leisure” by Arthur Newton Pack (1934)
“A Guide To Civilized Loafing” by H.A. Overstreet (1934)
“Leisure: The Basis of Culture” by Josef Pieper (1952)
“Amusing Ourselves to Death” by Neil Postman (2005)
“Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology” (1993)
“Silicon Snake Oil” by Clifford Stoll (1995)
Historical Research Websites Handout by Ron Jones