Notes at 46
Apr 9, 2024
Thoughts, observations, and new ways of approaching life that have been percolating since my last birthday:
Owning a personal digital space is more important than ever before. Having come to the internet during a time when all it was were personal fan sites and journals, and the big players provided only portals to other things, the big tech aspects of social media will never ultimately be in the best interest of the common user.
The decision not to own property over the years has allowed for a lot of flexibility and a simpler lifestyle. I'm not sure I can see it, though never say never. There's a lot of this world I want to see and experience, and property ownership feels like an obligation and a heavy interest investment when it all seems inequitable.
I can see Jen and I going nomadic in the future: living abroad and even domestically, perhaps. It'd be nice to live closer, geographically, to my family for longer stints.
I can't expect people to like everything I do, and I have cared less than ever about it. But I do appreciate anyone who has enjoyed something I put out there.
I've been carrying my phone less and less, leaving it behind when I go for runs or run errands. It's liberating, both physically and mentally.
I'm falling out of love with cities. They are becoming a strange failed experiment because the people in power are either stalemated, corrupt, lack any real power, or are simply complacent. People seem to care less; politeness and courtesy have vanished, and the byproduct of an environment where people's forced mode of survival occupies so much headspace.
Adaptability and resilience are qualities I've identified as major strengths in the modern age, not just for humans but for all living creatures and our environment. Change will continue to be our constant, and being able to find a state of flow in a whiplash-inducing world will benefit us.
See also: Notes at 45. They still hold.