Yeah but also reading books, visiting an art gallery alone, self-retreat meditation… this is all true until it isn’t. Perhaps solitude vs. loneliness is a helpful distinction here.
Last weekend I spent 50 continuous hours demonstrating 50 Climate facts in public. Your post describes well what made it special — being around other people and creating and sharing content in a way that felt risky and collaborative. Thanks for putting it into words.
This must have popped up for me because I literally just published this on fun. What I didn't include in my piece was the connection between people. I think you are right, as is Catherine Price in The Power of Fun.
Ben, thanks for expressing so simply something that I’ve been feeling for years! Everybody knows brainrotting is bad and making them sadder/lonelier but not necessarily what to do about it and how it fits in a broader context. The happiest times of my life are when I set out to do something with a group of people. P.s. judging by your top 2 saved reels i think you have great taste 🙂↕️
Very nice post, I feel like this is the direction I've been kind of trying to point at with my "eventmaxxing" post but yeah, not all events are the same. Creating together > consuming together. This is a nice heuristic and great examples you've got there. Shared with friends already, will share in my newsletter, and of course - subscribed! :)
Yeah but also reading books, visiting an art gallery alone, self-retreat meditation… this is all true until it isn’t. Perhaps solitude vs. loneliness is a helpful distinction here.
I came here to state almost the same thing. Well said.
I absolutely love this. This is an incredible, insight-giving framework, very well observed - thank you.
I struggle with absolutes, and this matrix tells me reading a book alone is bad. How about going to see a play/musical alone?
I understand the concept of the matrix presented. Just remember, there is a lot more gray vs black & white.
so true
🙏
"If there was an index fund for touching grass, I would buy it."— thanks for the chuckle this morning
do you mind if I say "I love you" for writing this?
Very nice post, Ben. The "less religion" part of your diagram reminds me of this report about how people are finding replacements for religion as a way to find community, accountability, meaning, etc: https://caspertk.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/how-we-gather.pdf
Last weekend I spent 50 continuous hours demonstrating 50 Climate facts in public. Your post describes well what made it special — being around other people and creating and sharing content in a way that felt risky and collaborative. Thanks for putting it into words.
This must have popped up for me because I literally just published this on fun. What I didn't include in my piece was the connection between people. I think you are right, as is Catherine Price in The Power of Fun.
https://annamarchphd.substack.com/p/are-we-having-fun-yet?r=530lxe
Ben, thanks for expressing so simply something that I’ve been feeling for years! Everybody knows brainrotting is bad and making them sadder/lonelier but not necessarily what to do about it and how it fits in a broader context. The happiest times of my life are when I set out to do something with a group of people. P.s. judging by your top 2 saved reels i think you have great taste 🙂↕️
Found this via the Minifax and love it deeply. I once read a poem with a few lines that jumped off the page at me and have been an ethos ever since:
Then I said:
Will I ever find meaning?
And they said:
You will find meaning
where you give meaning.
https://reneeroederer.com/2024/04/26/narrative-theology-1-by-padraig-o-tuama/
Very nice post, I feel like this is the direction I've been kind of trying to point at with my "eventmaxxing" post but yeah, not all events are the same. Creating together > consuming together. This is a nice heuristic and great examples you've got there. Shared with friends already, will share in my newsletter, and of course - subscribed! :)
I love your opinion !
Creating together. Who wouldn't love that?
Love the diagrams! How'd you come up with those?