This is, in a word, incredible. It’s a piece I’ll return to over and over when being human feels too messy and frustrating - all to remind myself that this is reality in its purest form.
I totally agree with absolutely everything you say on here . We all have to make major changes in our life . We really do . Before it’s too late . I want my grandkids to have a life like I had. I didn’t realise how lucky I was . I’m now in my 70’s . I just hope that we all get up off our arses & start objecting to everything. That’s what we did when I was young. We stood up to things . I was a singer parent with three young children to look after. Lived in Brixton at that tong. I my just moved there from North London I took my youngest to baby clinic . They were such lovely women that worked there . I was lonely as I hadn’t met anyone . The woman I saw put me in touch with a group called. Mothers in Action . It changed my life completely . I got involved in all the local action groups. We set up a women’s centre . There was so much more going on then . We were always demonstrating about everything. We did get lots changed . We had some power . But not anymore . People are worn down by life. Trying to just get by etc . No time or energy to take a stand about all the injustices going on in this world . People addicted to social media & reading all the wrong stuff . Mostly not true . It’s very sad what’s happening . There’s so much more I want to say but I do ramble.
Awh Su... without glorifying the past, the freedom and anarchic energy of the 70s sound soo appealing now. I think many kids would give a lot to live in a time before social media. But I am hopeful. Not the least from my daily interactions on the streets of London. People are so kind and curious. I think we are slowly but surely realising how much human connection is worth.
This piece felt like a wake-up call disguised as a meditation. So much of what you wrote—especially about the slow creep of comfort culture and frictionless tech—articulated a quiet dread I haven’t had words for. “Radical humanness” as an antidote feels not only necessary but urgent. The kind of human connection that can’t be swiped, curated, or AI-predicted. I especially loved your call to embrace the awkward, the raw, the cringe. That’s where real life lives. Thank you for pushing against the algorithmic flattening of everything.
Thankfully I don't even like Mocha Mousse! As an engineer (actually working with data and technology) I advocate for and try to embrace both - the orderly data-driven tech and the human messiness. Of course both in moderation.
This is, in a word, incredible. It’s a piece I’ll return to over and over when being human feels too messy and frustrating - all to remind myself that this is reality in its purest form.
I totally agree with absolutely everything you say on here . We all have to make major changes in our life . We really do . Before it’s too late . I want my grandkids to have a life like I had. I didn’t realise how lucky I was . I’m now in my 70’s . I just hope that we all get up off our arses & start objecting to everything. That’s what we did when I was young. We stood up to things . I was a singer parent with three young children to look after. Lived in Brixton at that tong. I my just moved there from North London I took my youngest to baby clinic . They were such lovely women that worked there . I was lonely as I hadn’t met anyone . The woman I saw put me in touch with a group called. Mothers in Action . It changed my life completely . I got involved in all the local action groups. We set up a women’s centre . There was so much more going on then . We were always demonstrating about everything. We did get lots changed . We had some power . But not anymore . People are worn down by life. Trying to just get by etc . No time or energy to take a stand about all the injustices going on in this world . People addicted to social media & reading all the wrong stuff . Mostly not true . It’s very sad what’s happening . There’s so much more I want to say but I do ramble.
Awh Su... without glorifying the past, the freedom and anarchic energy of the 70s sound soo appealing now. I think many kids would give a lot to live in a time before social media. But I am hopeful. Not the least from my daily interactions on the streets of London. People are so kind and curious. I think we are slowly but surely realising how much human connection is worth.
This piece felt like a wake-up call disguised as a meditation. So much of what you wrote—especially about the slow creep of comfort culture and frictionless tech—articulated a quiet dread I haven’t had words for. “Radical humanness” as an antidote feels not only necessary but urgent. The kind of human connection that can’t be swiped, curated, or AI-predicted. I especially loved your call to embrace the awkward, the raw, the cringe. That’s where real life lives. Thank you for pushing against the algorithmic flattening of everything.
Thankfully I don't even like Mocha Mousse! As an engineer (actually working with data and technology) I advocate for and try to embrace both - the orderly data-driven tech and the human messiness. Of course both in moderation.