Part of that is just getting older. We no longer have the near unlimited time we had back when we were in school. I enjoy hanging out on Discord when I have time. It's not quite the same, but it does have that old irc vibe, at least if you join the right channels. But "time" is the key word there. With kids, a business, all the social obligations in Japan that come with both of those things, I rarely have time to jump on Discord anymore.
But it's also capitalism. It has taken over the internet, as we always expected it eventually would. The wild west was eventually tamed, after all, and the internet as well. It doesn't help that the take over of the internet has helped push capitalism itself into a much more extreme form in many countries, the US being maybe the most extreme example of that.
Love your video! As the title alludes to: 京にても京なつかしやほとゝぎす
I often think along the same lines.
Having the time is definitely a major factor but doesn’t it feel like more things demand our time than really need to? Like do all of us really NEED to write every day? I have to push myself NOT to write sometimes because I am trying to live more authentically and with less of a lack mentality. Writing sometimes takes away from my music time which is ultimately a priority for me now. I still write often because I genuinely have a lot to say and it helps me organize my thoughts and stay connected with friends here, but what percentage of posts are written with a priority other than upvotes? Half at best I’d say, probably more like 10-20%.
There are other disingenuous motivating factors on other arenas. We could probably debate how capitalism encourages this behavior but I think it goes deeper into our faith in life, a very big conversation we could have sometime 😆
Thanks for stopping by, and for watching the video!