![]() ![]() ![]() The artful myth of Momo hit home for me emotionally. ![]() Odell writes: “I see people caught up not just in notifications but in a mythology of productivity and progress, unable not only to rest but simply to see where they are.”Įnde’s hero, Momo, has a special talent for listening, and she must save those around her from the erasure of free time. However, as valuable as it clearly is to reclaim our attention, her book doesn’t seem to quite accomplish this feat.Īs I read, I couldn’t help but draw comparisons to the children’s classic “Momo” by Michael Ende, in which Time Thieves make the world “more productive” at the expense of living life and being happy. So, can “doing nothing” be an act of resistance when the world demands constant productivity? Ms. (Unless perhaps you write a book about it.) When you pause life to do the “nothing” of watching birds off your porch, no one makes any money off that. Every time you pull to refresh Twitter, your attention is part of a capitalist exchange. What she is critiquing is the addictive and invasive aspects of social media and technology in particular. ![]()
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