Escaping Speedism: How to Slow Down and Enjoy the Collapse

Consult your inner tortoise to find novel ways of slowing down and living the good life. In a world haunted by just-in-time delivery, hyperactive business, accelerating environmental calamities, and metric tons of stress, Jason, Rob, and Asher work at a fast and furious pace to savor the moments, because there aren't many left. Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language. Sources/Links/Notes: Top 10 most unrealistic car crashes in movies Clip from the movie The Blues Brothers Clip from the movie Speed Clip from the movie Live Free or Die Hard Clip from the movie Furious 7 Definition of high frequency trading Graphical representation of the Great Acceleration Interview with Hartmut Rosa Bart Zantvoort's article about Harmut Rosa's work Article about social acceleration by Bettina Hollstein and Hartmut Rosa in the Journal of Business Ethics Podcast episode about shrinking attention spans (episode 225 of Speaking of Psychology ) Article about technology and perception of time by Fiona MacDonald in ScienceAlert Support the show