In episode #299, award-winning writer David Sax chats with Trey Elling about THE FUTURE IS ANALOG: HOW TO CREATE A MORE HUMAN WORLD. Topics include:
- How the pandemic exposed the flaws of going too digital (0:22)
- The value of working at an office with your coworkers (3:28)
- The false promises of technology evolving education (18:45)
- What schools could learn from kindergarten (26:42)
- The initial vision of e-commerce vs what it became in this era of Amazon (36:19)
- The analog value of cities (45:38)
- The importance of shared, live experiences (49:32)
- Analog conversations healing loneliness and depression through “social prescribing” (54:09)
- Unplugging for the good of the soul (59:25)
- David’s thoughts on the Metaverse (1:07:05)