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haha perhaps matrimony would address some of the issues (I am starting to approach THAT age). I'm just a big picture guy and over the years, I don't think that
by neilsharma 10y ago
haha perhaps matrimony would address some of the issues (I am starting to approach THAT age). I'm just a big picture guy and over the years, I don't think that tech has helped that much in addressing some of the more fundamental life problems. Some exceptions (skype to chat with relatives abroad, facebook/social apps to a small extent, my hospital finally creating a website, youtube fitness tutorials, etc). Tech can totally help solve these problems, but there's a ceiling I hit on all of those categories that require me to continuously exert a high amount of willpower to break.
What I want someone to "build" is the cultural environment to make it easier for me to be proactive about my wants. I want a sense of community with my city. I want friends who make themselves more available (and to be one myself). Maybe these are the things that an idyllic small city supposedly offers that big cities do not? I don't know why people don't really talk about these topics often, but maybe it's just me.
- jpt4 10y agoLarge cities rather self-consciously (as any NYC comedian will tell you) run on the razor's edge of minimum comfort for the maximum amount of productive people, ruthlessly filtering for those who can withstand the continual mental, physical, and social penalties with vitality to spare.