One of the allures of Twitter is all of the random conversations you happen to find yourself in. Not only those you partake of, but also those that happens around you, and that you help to create by being part of the inevitable process of subtweeting, inspiring and thought provoking. You never really know what you might be thinking in the next couple of minutes.
Recently, I happened upon this tweet. I say happened, because it just happened. And I've been thinking about it ever since.
A quick response team of philosophers and poets. What would that look like? What would they be quick to respond to?
And then I pondered it some more, and asked: why isn't there one?
There certainly is a wide range of everyday and extraordinary situations where there's a desperate need for philosophy and poetry. Where the magic, meaning and reason of the world seem to have disappeared, and where the services of that imaginary quick response team would be more than needed.
I dare say essential.
This merits further thinking.
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