Attending to Silence (Michael Sacasas)

How can we think about digital communication, let alone silence? Is it possible? Michael Sacasas is back to chat about a few of his last newsletter posts: the nature of silence, attention not as a resource, on hope vs. expectations, the arms race of escalation, manufactured needs, askesis or discipline, the commons vs. the public, and trustlessness and codes of law. (Recorded in July 2021) Transcript: https://hopeinsource.com/silence.

Previous: https://hopeinsource.com/limits, https://hopeinsource.com/convivial
Michael: https://twitter.com/LMsacasas
Henry: https://twitter.com/left_pad

Sections:

• [00:00] Impossible Silences
• [07:03] Silence as a Commons
• [15:10] Attending with the Body
• [23:27] Hope vs. Expectation
• [25:48] Vendor Lock-in
• [29:15] Rat Race or Arms Race?
• [32:33] What in Fact Do We Need?
• [36:33] Askesis of Perception
• [41:28] Isn't Just Something You Can Code into a Program
• [43:29] The Commons vs The Public
• [55:40] Trustlessness and Codes of Law

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