The Great Offline — Real Life

The concept of “offline” is built on the earlier concept of “wilderness,” inheriting its flaws and hazards

The Great Offline The concept of “offline” is built on the earlier concept of “wilderness,” inheriting its flaws and hazards Lauren Collee December 16, 2021 share Image: Detail from SanFrancouver, Spring (2008) by Torrie Groening. Courtesy the artist. http://reallifemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/The-Great-Offline.mp3 Full-text audio version of this essay. In 1995, environmental historian William Cronon published “The Trouble With Wilderness; or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature.” In it, he critiques the Western concept of “wilderness” as nothing but a fantasy that

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