Found this an interesting read, not something unknown, but maybe un-named. In a way it's the struggle that keeps us in sync, without that, we tend to float. We aspire to better things, then once granted, can feel isolated. Food for thought. Thanks.
I wonder if this is what drives the "we've grown up poor, but happy" trope in the memories of many successful people. They remember social connections and interactions that withered as they became affluent
Excellent post. Thank you for sharing. I completely agree, and have found that not only relative wealth, but increasingly the technology of modern life is making things worse. At work we fixate on the potential of AI agents to soon go and complete all of your online tasks for you, but few pause to think how the friction and interactions involved in doing most of that stuff is actually part of the fun and experience of life.
Great post. I have the exact same stories from my local community sauna in Tottenham. One of the last suburbs in London to not be taken over by the boring, identical, monotonous, wealthy london elites.
A very thought provoking post, thanks: a lot of this really chimed with me - the power of positive interactions and genuine connections, however small or fleeting, really can’t be overstated
Great post and agree with the general premise with respect to wealth, I wonder whether it's always been thus though and not a modern phenomenon? Our ancestors had just the same problems? They probably wouldn't have invented Christianity if they weren't suffering from a similar general malaise?
Found this an interesting read, not something unknown, but maybe un-named. In a way it's the struggle that keeps us in sync, without that, we tend to float. We aspire to better things, then once granted, can feel isolated. Food for thought. Thanks.
I wonder if this is what drives the "we've grown up poor, but happy" trope in the memories of many successful people. They remember social connections and interactions that withered as they became affluent
Excellent post. Thank you for sharing. I completely agree, and have found that not only relative wealth, but increasingly the technology of modern life is making things worse. At work we fixate on the potential of AI agents to soon go and complete all of your online tasks for you, but few pause to think how the friction and interactions involved in doing most of that stuff is actually part of the fun and experience of life.
Great post. I have the exact same stories from my local community sauna in Tottenham. One of the last suburbs in London to not be taken over by the boring, identical, monotonous, wealthy london elites.
A very thought provoking post, thanks: a lot of this really chimed with me - the power of positive interactions and genuine connections, however small or fleeting, really can’t be overstated
Great post and agree with the general premise with respect to wealth, I wonder whether it's always been thus though and not a modern phenomenon? Our ancestors had just the same problems? They probably wouldn't have invented Christianity if they weren't suffering from a similar general malaise?
Great post, very thoughtful and sincere insights. Thanks for writing it and sharing.