What Do Eight Billion People Have in Common?

Filed under: Civilizational Impact, Lived Time, Long-termism, Scott Thrift, Seasonal Rhythm, Systems Thinking, Temporal Infrastructure, The Present Clock, Visibility vs Information

There is one thing.

Is There Anything Everyone Agrees On?

Filed under: Aesthetic Horology, Civilizational Impact, Cognitive Tools, International Agreement, Long-termism, Pace Layering, Shared Reality, Temporal Infrastructure, The Present Clock

Billions of people who disagree on nearly everything agree on what time it is. The Present asks: what if we extended that agreement to the year?

Filed under: Aesthetic Horology, Civilizational Impact, Cognitive Tools, Long-termism, Pace Layering, Temporal Infrastructure, The Present Clock, Visibility vs Information

This is what happens when you make the year physical. Not conceptual. Not something you read about and agree with. Something on the wall.