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

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