"The Great Forgetting"
David Brooks’ April 11th New York Times opinion piece, “The Great Forgetting,” could have been a thoughtful look at the social consequences of memory loss and aging. Instead, his keen observations on "the memory haves and the memory have-nots" were followed by silly jokes.
He missed the opportunity for a more serious discussion about how our hyper-cognitive society measures a person's value by the speed and accuracy of his recall.
Whoa, Mona! You and I must be cycling together. Check out my dual review on "Away from Her" and "The Savages" that I just published! I'm laughing...what would the world do without you and me????
Posted by: Gail Rae Hudson | April 23, 2008 at 05:09 AM