Announcing The Academy 2025, the annual residential summer school organised by Ideas Matter.
For me it is summarised in the words ‘personal freedom’.
We are currently in a collectivist society, where everything that could be ‘harmful’ in any shape or form is regulated, monitored or banned.
And it is quite easy to make a case for anything ‘harming’ someone or something.
It is now enabled by technology.
It will ultimately lead to a conformist mush.
It is my worst nightmare, but it appears most people don’t really mind?
For me it is summarised in the words ‘personal freedom’.
We are currently in a collectivist society, where everything that could be ‘harmful’ in any shape or form is regulated, monitored or banned.
And it is quite easy to make a case for anything ‘harming’ someone or something.
It is now enabled by technology.
It will ultimately lead to a conformist mush.
It is my worst nightmare, but it appears most people don’t really mind?