I like Clarke even if he is a bit of a morally grey character (you've demonstrated successfully, several times, that there's no black & white in Triverse). His efforts to stay up to date are both commendable & realistic. Through tea ceremony, I've met people around his age who keep pushing themselves to learn new things & interact with strangers (in this case, other tea ceremony practitioners from lots of different cultures, not only Japan). I've learned that it's absolutely possible to keep an open mind far into old age but also that it's probably more of an effort. The brain isn't that quick anymore but it never STOPS being malleable.
I think Clarke on Ceres illustrates this very well & yes, I also enjoyed that little moment with the wrist device.
Glad that’s coming across. I’ve known various people who have gone off in different directions as they’ve aged. Some have become more open to new ideas, or even shifted to the opposite end of the political spectrum even into their 70s and 80s, while I have other friends in their 40s who are already showing signs of becoming very entrenched in slightly odd, increasingly extreme views.
There’s always room for more learning, but as we get older it does seem that we need to do it more actively, rather than taking it for granted.
I can't wait for The Power Fantasy! I will definitely need to check out that interview. Gillen also did a four-hour interview (!) on the Cerebro podcast about Hope Summers, if you are an X-Men-aphile. (I still need to listen to the Jonathan Hickman 4-hour episode on Apocalypse).
I like Clarke even if he is a bit of a morally grey character (you've demonstrated successfully, several times, that there's no black & white in Triverse). His efforts to stay up to date are both commendable & realistic. Through tea ceremony, I've met people around his age who keep pushing themselves to learn new things & interact with strangers (in this case, other tea ceremony practitioners from lots of different cultures, not only Japan). I've learned that it's absolutely possible to keep an open mind far into old age but also that it's probably more of an effort. The brain isn't that quick anymore but it never STOPS being malleable.
I think Clarke on Ceres illustrates this very well & yes, I also enjoyed that little moment with the wrist device.
Glad that’s coming across. I’ve known various people who have gone off in different directions as they’ve aged. Some have become more open to new ideas, or even shifted to the opposite end of the political spectrum even into their 70s and 80s, while I have other friends in their 40s who are already showing signs of becoming very entrenched in slightly odd, increasingly extreme views.
There’s always room for more learning, but as we get older it does seem that we need to do it more actively, rather than taking it for granted.
I can't wait for The Power Fantasy! I will definitely need to check out that interview. Gillen also did a four-hour interview (!) on the Cerebro podcast about Hope Summers, if you are an X-Men-aphile. (I still need to listen to the Jonathan Hickman 4-hour episode on Apocalypse).
Thanks for linking me in 🙌