Jerm, Mike and Charles discuss technology's quiet costs. They weigh the ritual of mechanical watches against digital ones, challenge the "eight hours of sleep" myth, and consider how screens and artificial light disrupt health.
They then turn to lighting itself, compare LED bulbs with incandescent ones, and flag the health worries and engineered obsolescence built into modern products. This widens into a broader critique of planned obsolescence and the decline of art and architecture, to contrast historic beauty with today's bland designs.
Finally, they examine how media shapes truth and perception, and close with a call for open-mindedness and genuine engagement across different viewpoints.