Nov. 3, 2025
Sorry, Proust-Who these days even knows or cares who you are, let alone remembers you?
As our culture drifts from the humanities toward technology and distraction, we risk losing not just our shared identity and depth of thought, but the very humanity that once connected us through art, literature and genuine conversation.
2nd Appellate District, Division 6
Arthur Gilbert
Presiding Justice
2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
It's not even a question of remembering. How can one remember what one never heard of or knew in the first place? Hard for me to leave some themes alone, like the loss of identity, not just of people, but of a nation and its culture. Granted one must make a living, but college students I talk to these days are taking courses in management, marketing and computer science. I get it. Technical skills are necessary to make a living in today's world. But students I have talked to ...
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