Being Late is Good, Sometimes

By becoming a spectator, for just a moment, we are wiser because we distance ourselves from the game. Being late and slow may make humans better.

Bagja Hidayat

February 3, 2025

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SOMETIMES being late is good, especially when things around us are moving so fast. The technological revolution makes human life concise, effective, and efficient. The problem of waste, and perhaps poverty and happiness, in the future, can be solved by applications such as ChatGPT.

I am reminded of the story of Thomas L. Friedman, a columnist for The New York Times. He was at a cafe waiting for his friend, who was late due to traffic. While

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