“Many of the earliest time technologies were used to mark sacred time — time set apart for the divine. But with the Industrial Revolution, efficient time use became its own sacred value. We now live in the age of capitalist time, where time is money and must be spent as productively as possible. As we struggle with a global pandemic, it’s time to rethink what we hold sacred.”
In this episode, Mary L. Gray and Ahmed Ragab discuss evolving definitions of time and how task orientation paired with changing perceptions of productivity and profit has altered society’s attitude towards labor, with host Zachary Davis.
“Out of Time” Mary L. Gray and Ahmed Ragab discuss the changing definitions of time and labor with host Zachary Davis, Ministry of Ideas, Episode 28: Out of Time, September 1, 2021