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I spent a summer in Thailand on a small island living in a remote shack with no power. I was totally beholden to the natural light other than an oil lamp and I
by ljf 6y ago
I spent a summer in Thailand on a small island living in a remote shack with no power. I was totally beholden to the natural light other than an oil lamp and I tiny pen torch I had. I had the best sleep I've ever had, but I'd wake super early with the sun rise and actually feel like getting up and doing stuff.
- agumonkey 6y agoI have zero doubts about everything you said. Anecdotally, the last time electricity went down in the whole neighborhood we were forced to use candles and it was .. magical. Stupidly magical.. the light warmth, the decay, the flicker.. my mind went into creative mode right away. It's the opposite of distraction we can get 24/7 these days.
- andrekandre 6y agoyes, same thing here in the early morning, having it still be dark was a wonderful feeling, and then when power was restored and all the lights came back on outside, i was quite shocked how my good feelings went away... after that, i started to wonder what the whole effect of endless light polution is having on societey...
- agumonkey 6y agoeverything has a dosage, even modernity