there’s a sentiment that this world the more we progress is one where reality is reserved for the rich and the virtual world for the poor
i’ve spent all my conscious life in front of a computer 20 years watching the lives of others in detail through a screen
and i’ve never been saddened by this
for a lot of children growing up with parents who work and rest 24/7 in neighbourhoods where violence is present they stay safe playing inside online
theres a reason why i couldnt properly swim until 24 why id never skied climbed ice skate leisure sports? summer home winter home??
but i’ve never been saddened by this
these days, i’ve done most these things now
the modern western life is a certain kind of pathology a specific disease activities are what rich families use to fill their broken lives with distraction
they’ll dress up frequent travelling and long stretches accumulating skin cancer as worldly, cultural, something they are passionate about getting away winding down
humanity is about human connection this is my guiding principal without it, i am lost i am less
nature is nice human connection is better
in this modern world, all the people i enjoy spending the most time with, live in very different countries
being rich, and flying to your friend in seoul is a poor solution, but it is an achievable solution then fly back home, continue your sad work, and be sad ’til the next meeting time
i’ve never been saddened by not taking 2 annual family trips to the seaside resort of the year but i’ve been saddened by not seeing my friends, my people
and the internet is a poor solution for connecting people
so what if we could plug ourselves in permanently to the internet plug into the online world, with friends, for all our days
it would be a poor solution, but achievable
so
the modern world suffers from a very specific pathology
we’ve created poor solutions to slow the disease
the disease continues
what is the root cause?