Morning, folks.
I highly recommend the Cold Turkey app if ever you need a break. I blocked myself from CoSo for a week to stop doomscrolling while dealing with other stressors. I think a lot of us were disheartened by the state of the silo recently--but as J notes, that's on us to manage like the adults we are!
For those who missed it, I wrote last week on Ed Murrow. His pluralist ideals informed a life of service, and set a standard for us all.
Hope you've been well.
https://mlclark.substack.com/p/wires-and-lights-in-a-box-media-lessons
I was just thinking yesterday that I hadn't seen you post in a bit.
I'm due for an unplug myself.
Highly recommended!
The internet is not the world, but our bodies don't know that, so they react to conflict here the same as if we were bracing for real-world conflict. And all that does is feed the addiction cycle. Doubleplusungood for mental health and wellness.
That said, I did miss many people here!
Hope you've been taking good care of yourself for the last while. 💜
Reading "On Future Hoarding"... It brings to mind a video I watched recently.
It's about La Rinconada in Peru, which is probably the largest city on earth. It's a mining town, where mining is utterly destroying the land... and it's a place that's essentially lawless. Only the most desperate come to do brutal work. Accidents, robberies, and murders are common.
It had me thinking: How do you write dystopian fiction, when this is the reality for many?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJuTM7TJ9J0&list=LL&index=26
And thank you for sharing this link and taking the time to read the piece! I'm glad it resonated. We live in strange bubbles in a vastly hurting world.