Oh my, so many good points here. First, wishing you all well, may that new med be perfectly adjusted to your bodies needs. I remember my brother going through that, one of his meds accumulated too much in his body and went toxic. He had a series of nasty epilepsy attacks for a year until they finally were able to do the surgery. I hope your meds are smoother, and no surgery needed at all, ever again.
I don't think we get bored faster, I think we don't let ourselves get bored anymore. Muscle memory does give us the direct impulse to look at our phone the minute we have a second, and there is no time to build anything even close to boredom. I'm a big fan of boredom, as therein lie the best ideas. And yet,I, too, have to check myself and actively get bored, if that isn't an oxymoron.
I love the engagement party you mention. People are getting more used to not having to communicate at all, expecting everyone to "read the signs". It's so clear that I'm working, why are you talking? And those offers from Uber and hair saloon might be well intended, but do give an extra push to fragmentation and isolation. We shouldn't give in to that. We must keep communicating how we're feeling in those moments, and not let an app take that away from us. And the other person must be able to accept an uncomfortable Situation of being negated for a moment. Both sides of uncomfort, the contact with the other as opposing, are necessary for society. And we're unlearning that at an alarming speed.
Gotta go now. The car is packed, the girls are ready, it's time to escape to the beach. I'll have a lot of time to think there, and hopefully to get bored, and definitely some talks with my significant other that are going to meet some resistance. Can't give up on that, though it seems easier.
Hope he is okay. Epilepsy is a scary one for me. I don't know much about it though.
People fear the boredom, so the first sign of quiet, they look to get noise input to draw their attention from their own mind again.
And it worries me. Because the less capable we are at dealing with discomfort, the more volatile we become when "threatened".
Have a great beach trip!!!!
My brother is great, the surgery changed his life to the better, and a lot. He exploded afterwards, ate life with two huge spoons and did his very own thing, successfully. A totally changed man.
You're right about the volatility. At the same time, we're getting more and more instinctive/animalistic, so a "threatening" situation might more often responded with violence of any kind.
It does though, make things easier for those who can control themselves. There's an opportunity of superiority there, using the ratio to channel/manipulate the animal in the opponent.
Beach is great! Love it here! Internet is really bad, let's see if upload works...
Tried to upload a picture, let me know if it worked, please 🙃
No picture.
Glad to hear your bro is doing well.
Yes. We have lost any chill we might have gained. The internet rage porn algorithms don't help.
I found a spot where the internet is better, while having a morning coffee... Next try!
I can see them in the preview, so I think it worked 🙃