That's not how Latin works: the singular of scenia would be scenium, the plural of scenius would be scenii. No such word exists in latin: if you are looking to say "scene", then the word would be "scaena" or "scena", plural "scaenae" or "scenae".
Interesting content. I am partial to physical proximity, but I am exploring what makes some places on the web (Reddit above all) more akin (at least in my mind) to physical places where I would see my interests nurtured.
I'd like to toss another consideration point out there in response to this section of your post:
"If scenia have given us many of the greatest moments in the history of art, ideas, and technology, shouldn’t we do everything we can to make more of them? And if we’re now to embrace forms of life that see us live and work principally online, and forgo physical proximity, then will we reduce our chance to form scenia, and so impede our collective progress? Are we cancelling our own future?"
I feel there are two assumptions in here that are worth questioning: (1) that remote work means we'll also be living principally online and (2) that the greatest moments of ideas occurred at a workplace scenia environment.
What if remote work gives us back time (time we lost during commutes, for example) that we will use to form different scenia socially based on shared interests or altruistic activities, or among professional peers who do not work at the exact same company? I see more people getting involved in interest groups (cycling clubs, hiking groups), in volunteer activities (beautification projects), and shared working spaces with non-colleagues.
I can imagine that these less formal moments of interactions among individuals with different jobs, experiences, and backgrounds would lead to even greater innovations because we get inspired by different activities, we create new and different cognitive connections, and we get exposed to ideas outside our work bubbles. Maybe those moments don't have to center around our employers or mammoth businesses.
That's not how Latin works: the singular of scenia would be scenium, the plural of scenius would be scenii. No such word exists in latin: if you are looking to say "scene", then the word would be "scaena" or "scena", plural "scaenae" or "scenae".
Interesting content. I am partial to physical proximity, but I am exploring what makes some places on the web (Reddit above all) more akin (at least in my mind) to physical places where I would see my interests nurtured.
I'd like to toss another consideration point out there in response to this section of your post:
"If scenia have given us many of the greatest moments in the history of art, ideas, and technology, shouldn’t we do everything we can to make more of them? And if we’re now to embrace forms of life that see us live and work principally online, and forgo physical proximity, then will we reduce our chance to form scenia, and so impede our collective progress? Are we cancelling our own future?"
I feel there are two assumptions in here that are worth questioning: (1) that remote work means we'll also be living principally online and (2) that the greatest moments of ideas occurred at a workplace scenia environment.
What if remote work gives us back time (time we lost during commutes, for example) that we will use to form different scenia socially based on shared interests or altruistic activities, or among professional peers who do not work at the exact same company? I see more people getting involved in interest groups (cycling clubs, hiking groups), in volunteer activities (beautification projects), and shared working spaces with non-colleagues.
I can imagine that these less formal moments of interactions among individuals with different jobs, experiences, and backgrounds would lead to even greater innovations because we get inspired by different activities, we create new and different cognitive connections, and we get exposed to ideas outside our work bubbles. Maybe those moments don't have to center around our employers or mammoth businesses.