I'm seeing a huge surge in people our age talking about this--and I'm here for it. Sure, nostalgia plays a bit of a role in wanting to turn back to a simpler time, but I also think we've lived in both the analog and digital worlds, and for the second half of our lives, we're betting on the former. The connections made back in the day weren't just a like or a heart- they mattered (even the drama).
That's not an either/or proposition, it's more of a yes/and. We miss IRL meetups but are cool using Waze to get there. I want to hear your record, and am fine streaming and/or buying via Bandcamp. Hopefully, that makes sense. Mostly, I think we're sick of always having to be "on"--especially after seeing that the net gain was basically zero.
Totally agree and see that surge too. In my circles, seems there’s still that nasty binary tho—the assumption that we have to divorce ourselves completely from the tech and just get back to the before times. Or, that it’s just too big a problem, too hard to negotiate, you know… the victimhood drill (not unfounded!!).
You and I are def in cahoots, on the way forward being ‘yes, and’. Next bigger steps in my mind are creating more opportunities for the ‘and.’ Like, how we’re coming together, in what environments, for what purposes?? Particularly for creatives…
yesssssss! All about attuning to the collective rather than the solely on the individual. This is super present in healing circles as well - people will follow their healing journey to the ends of the earth, therapy and meditation and journaling and setting boundaries, forgetting that their ultimate liberation is in the collective. We must attune to each other, to jam with other beings! We are but one node of consciousness in the web.
I was sad I read your last piece before being able to include this tasty bit, which would’ve jived so well!!
‘… all things in our universe vibrate at specific frequencies, and when different vibrating systems come near each other, they often sync up—sometimes in ways that seem mysterious.’ 👀
And you’re so right about personal healing often excluding the very necessary and integral communal. It’s much harder work, tho… We gotta just keep talking up the prize.
Thanks so much, friend, for the thoughtful read. You’re so rad.
I'm seeing a huge surge in people our age talking about this--and I'm here for it. Sure, nostalgia plays a bit of a role in wanting to turn back to a simpler time, but I also think we've lived in both the analog and digital worlds, and for the second half of our lives, we're betting on the former. The connections made back in the day weren't just a like or a heart- they mattered (even the drama).
That's not an either/or proposition, it's more of a yes/and. We miss IRL meetups but are cool using Waze to get there. I want to hear your record, and am fine streaming and/or buying via Bandcamp. Hopefully, that makes sense. Mostly, I think we're sick of always having to be "on"--especially after seeing that the net gain was basically zero.
Totally agree and see that surge too. In my circles, seems there’s still that nasty binary tho—the assumption that we have to divorce ourselves completely from the tech and just get back to the before times. Or, that it’s just too big a problem, too hard to negotiate, you know… the victimhood drill (not unfounded!!).
You and I are def in cahoots, on the way forward being ‘yes, and’. Next bigger steps in my mind are creating more opportunities for the ‘and.’ Like, how we’re coming together, in what environments, for what purposes?? Particularly for creatives…
yesssssss! All about attuning to the collective rather than the solely on the individual. This is super present in healing circles as well - people will follow their healing journey to the ends of the earth, therapy and meditation and journaling and setting boundaries, forgetting that their ultimate liberation is in the collective. We must attune to each other, to jam with other beings! We are but one node of consciousness in the web.
I was sad I read your last piece before being able to include this tasty bit, which would’ve jived so well!!
‘… all things in our universe vibrate at specific frequencies, and when different vibrating systems come near each other, they often sync up—sometimes in ways that seem mysterious.’ 👀
And you’re so right about personal healing often excluding the very necessary and integral communal. It’s much harder work, tho… We gotta just keep talking up the prize.
Thanks so much, friend, for the thoughtful read. You’re so rad.