it may just be my own life failure to cultivate a closer network of family & community, but i have the sense that there's less of this these days for everyone, with a particular downturn during the pandemic but a broader trend too? also these days people do their own thing,…
with social media and the various offshoots (discords, group chats) i feel like im simultaneously drowning in low context online socializing and lonely for slower deeper local relationships- the sea of possibilities makes it difficult to coordinate deeper investment in a…
i wonder if one of the problems is the loss of shared context as people consume personalized content on their own schedule? it used to be easier to find common topics for small talk- the local sports teams, a few movies currently playing in theaters, the latest episode of one…