Category: Technology
The Evolution of Blogs and the Future of Mere O
If the conventional blog wasn’t dead before The Dish’s demise, the shuttering of Andrew Sullivan’s iconic internet publishing venture surely signaled the end of traditional blogging. Once an intriguing new publishing form that shunned the norms of traditional journalism for...
A Resignation Letter
Let me get this out of the way, so no one else has to say it: “Farewell, Matthew Lee Anderson.” Effective immediately, I am stepping down as Lead Writer of Mere Orthodoxy and handing full control of the site over...
3 Thoughts on Kindle Unlimited
I have a roundup on Amazon’s latest innovation over at Mere O Notes so if you’re wanting to learn more about Kindle Unlimited, start there. I. Our Technocratic Libertarianism While Mark Lilla is basically correct in saying that we live...
On Living Fast
Sometimes it seems like our minds race to keep up with the pace of technology, that the flood of information overwhelms us. The reality, argues Tom Vanderbilt, is the reverse: technology is actually racing to keep up with us. Our senses...
Lost At Sea, in Space, in the Cloud
Two of my favorite films of recent months, Gravity and All is Lost, have more than a few things in common. Both are basically one-man or one-woman shows about individuals trying to survive in an incomprehensibly vast wilderness. Gravity finds...
Selfie Deception
What and how we consume says a lot about what we value. And what and how we consume has never been more public. Thanks to the broadcasting devices in our pockets and the social network audiences always just a few...
Marijuana, Caffeine, and a Therapeutic Drug Culture
That’s the subject of my latest essay over at The Gospel Coalition. Here’s my concluding paragraphs: Yet the more interesting cases come closer to us. Consider the interrelationship between caffeine and marijuana. On the one hand, many of us rely...
Is Ethical Advocacy Enough? A Dialogue on Digital Rights and Art
Editor’s Note: This is the final piece in our series on the music industry. The first part, written by Matt Miller, dealt with the suggestion that we remove DRM altogether; the second part, written by Stephen Carradini, detailed the power...
Consumption and the Creator’s (lack of) Power
Editor’s Note: This is part two of this week’s series on the music industry. Don’t miss the first post, written by Matt Miller, here. Come back on Friday to read a dialogue between Miller and the author of today’s post,...
Advocacy and Ending Copyright Infringement
Editor’s note: We like thinking through every area of culture here at Mere-O, which is why I’m delighted that we’re going to spend a little time talking about the way technological changes have affected people’s ability to make money–and what...