Este artículo de Daniel C. Dennet está muy próximo, sin citarlo, a H.D. Thoreau
We academics have long summer vacations and even longer
sabbaticals -- glorious big chunks of green time in which to write books, spend
months on end studying various phenomena, or just see the world or build a
boat. We don't just enjoy recreation; we re-create ourselves.
(...)
The more green time at your
disposal, the more varied your desires beyond the bare necessities of life.
Priming the economic pump with extra usable leisure, with no loss of
productivity, could boost economic growth and create many wonderful things.
(...)
There is wisdom in these workers' refusal to obey the
"laws" of wages, and if that wisdom could be harnessed, target workers wouldn't
have to quit their jobs; they could take "sabbaticals" that fit their dreams
and goals. In much the same way cell phones have permitted those same countries
to leap over the costly infrastructure of land lines, perhaps technology can
also spare the developing world the regimentation of work that turns so much
human time into garbage time.
The developing world is full of smart, innovative people
who, given time and opportunity, can amaze us -- people like William Kamkwamba, the
Malawian who as a 14-year-old boy designed and built his own electric windmills
from scratch. When everyone -- not just those of us in the ivory tower -- can use
green time better, the energies unleashed will astound the world.
Aunque no va con el signo de los tiempos, por lo menos aporta humor y reflexión, de un profesor ...que reconoce su status privilegiado
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