Gotchu, fam

Having less power in those centralised organisations is definitely a good thing.

Online communities are helpful, and also sometimes necessary for those who are not able to easily participate in local communities, or who live in a place where nobody is interested in the same things as them.

And still I found it much better to interact with people in-person.
Even when their interests might not align perfectly with yours, it’s just much more fulfilling than online-only interactions.

Well, now I know what I’m going to do during the weekend :)

It actually holds up perfectly fine. Have been using it for more than 20 years, no issues.

I only know some basic knots.
What I do know are some shoelace knots, like this fastest shoe knot. (this website in general has a lot of interesting information on shoelacing)

Not sure I would say inward focused. That can be a good thing in a lot of situations.
I would say they are more outward focused, but not on other people, but rather the concepts, ideas, and beliefs that are pushed upon them by whatever is pushed on them by the social media platforms and news they engage with (instead of talking to actual people, or taking time to do introspection.)

What would you consider good judgement? Not that I disagree with you.
In some way, the current environment feels like it forces you to practice your judgement more so than was necessary in the past.

But I suppose many don’t really bother.

I wish I was better at solving my own problems. But also depends on what you consider solving your own problems is, exactly.
I learned early not to rely on other people, so I tended to look up everything I need in books and online.

But some problems are not solved with research, or suggestions from others online.
Some problems are only solved by giving yourself time to process them yourself.

This is something I’m still lacking in, perhaps because I always searched outside of myself for solutions.
I’m amazed by the solutions some people can come up with without having access to information from books/online.

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Doing nothing. That might be the biggest loss in the last decades.
There is just this overtone of restlessness and tension that didn’t seem to be present prior.

Also connection with your local community. 50 years ago, it was basically a given. It was part of life.
Now, not so much.

People should definitely do this more often. Makes it so much nicer to receive an actual physical card from someone.

Postcrossing also still exists, nice to send some postcards to random people around the world.

I think it’s good if you can do many of these things. No judgment if somebody can’t. But I feel it’s good to know these things.

And who knows, if things get more expensive and uncomfortable for a while, you will know how to deal with it easily.

I think being good at estimations and having some intuition when something doesn’t match up for a restaurant bill or grocery shop is helpful though. And I don’t think a lot of people would get out their phone to double check the calculation.

But yeah, having this magic rectangle in our pockets is pretty nice.

I’d like to learn this. I used to wear shoes for more than 5 years in the past, but nowadays they don’t seem to last even a year. Maybe I should search for better brands. But replacing the sole should be inexpensive and that’s usually the only part that really wears down much.

Well, that’s what I thought too. My family used to, and still does cook almost every meal. Only eating out for special occasions. But asking around with colleagues in the place I live now. It’s surprising how many order takeout or go to a local restaurant for dinner.

I wonder if it took quite a bit longer for people to reach their destination. Because not everyone would be as good at reading maps (compared to simply following gps instructions) Maybe that made it more common for people to arrive at different times. or plan longer trips because the driving would take up a bigger part of it.

Also, when driving alone, I can’t imagine holding your map. So you would still have to stop from time to time for long trips. And actually memorize the big lines of how to get to your destination.

That’s true. I learned cursive first, but never really properly. Then learned print instead. Now my writing is a mashup of cursive and print, with the same letter in a single sentence sometimes using different writing styles. Great!

Oh dear…

Attention spans.

I never learned this. I always just browsed around and read what caught my attention. Maybe if I was doing research, I would have had to learn it.