If People Can't Acknowledge The Wisdom Of

The Clock, For All Its Precision In Measurement, Is A Blunt Instrument For The Psyche And For Society. Schedules Can Replace Sensitivity To The Mood Of A Moment, Clock Time Can Ride Roughshod Over The Emotions Of Individuals.

Clearly, Many Branches Of Science Need An Exquisite Precision Of Timekeeping And The Infinitesimal Decimals Of Calibration, So Space Launches, For Example, Are Not Scheduled For Leap-second Dates. But Society As A Whole Neither Needs That Obsessive Time Measurement Nor Is Well Served By It.

As A Writer You Have A Duty To Be A Messenger.

A Functional Media Is As Important To Democratic Freedom As Voting.

Society Understands The Architecture Of Academia And Knows There Are Relevant Qualifications In Different Fields, And The Media Accepts The Idea Of Specialisations And Accords Greater Respect To Those With Greater Expertise. With One Exception: Climate Science.