How has it been almost 7 years since COVID, or almost 30 years since the 90s? Time seems to be going by faster and faster. This warped view may have to do with how the contemporary world is designed, the rapid “progress” of modernity changing our daily lives, and, most importantly, Western secularization, which has attempted to cut us off from the ultimate time-orienting event: Jesus Christ.

Sources:

Remote Work Stats: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/remote-work-statistics/
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/people-working-from-home.html

Screen-time Stats: https://www.blankspaces.app/blog/screen-time-statistics

INC Article on Time Perception: https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/feel-like-time-is-speeding-up-scientists-have-figured-out-why-and-what-to-do-about-it/91404820

Avg. Lifespan of Modern Architecture: https://architecture.mit.edu/news/architectural-longevity-what-determines-buildings-lifespan
https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2016/06/the-problem-with-reinforced-concrete0
https://brandondonnelly.com/the-life-expectancy-of-buildings/

Paradiso Canto 17: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/dante/divine-comedy/paradiso/paradiso-17/

Dostoevsky Popularity:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/dec/17/white-nights-fyodor-dostoevsky-social-media-instagram-booktok-tiktok
https://unherd.com/2025/07/why-gen-z-goes-mad-for-dostoyevsky/

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