A little late to the game but still relevant.
But in our rush to connect, we flee from solitude, our ability to be separate and gather ourselves.
In a world consumed by ever more novel modes of socializing, we have less and less actual society. We live in an accelerating contradiction: the more connected we become, the lonelier we are. We were promised a global village; instead we inhabit the drab cul-de-sacs and endless freeways of a vast suburb of information.
When will the “Be Here Now” re-kick in?
Definitely need to try this game.
Today in Cagayan De Oro City, Phillipines: the joy of hitting a can with your shoe
It’s not a game but rather practice. I remember Filipino parents used to punish their unruly children by throwing their “tsinelas” (slippers or flip flops) at them.
Hey You! What Song are you Listening to? (by TyCullen)
I, too, found this video more interesting than I thought. I especially enjoyed the fact that someone was listening to NPR’s “Fresh Air.” I’m also glad that Cullen kept in some of the folks who weren’t willing to share.
But what I found extremely fascinating were the number of folks who had to glance at their device to either recall the artist or the name of the song… maybe both.
Count me as someone who would have had to look down at the iPhone, iTunes or, more often than not, my Pandora to identify the song and artist I was actually listening to. It’s strange but my listening habits have changed. I now live a random access life to my music. I enjoy listening to Pandora or a widely curated playlist from my library.
It wasn’t always the case. Before the iPod, I listened to entire albums until I nearly memorized the lyrics and wore down the needle. (OK, I jest about the needle… I did have a Walkman between my MK1200s and my first gen iPod.) My point being, I memorized lyrics then… now I can’t say the artist or song titles without looking down at my device.
"When you’re buying into Mac, you’re buying into an ideology. You’re buying into a community."
— The Atlantic’s Alexis Madrigal from “The Varieties of Religious Experience: How Apple Stays Divine”
The once mandatory phrase has been replaced by annoyingly casual responses, to which I say: No, thanks!
Matt’s response pretty much echos my thought.
