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I read the whole thing in one sitting. I found it interesting in a slice-of-life way. Basically a journey to maturity and self-discovery. You might jot down yo

I read the whole thing in one sitting. I found it interesting in a slice-of-life way. Basically a journey to maturity and self-discovery. You might jot down your aimless years after college, for your own future reminiscences if nothing else. But everyone, I believe, has a story to tell, something of value. We tend not to tell our stories anymore, because we’re too busy and overstimulated and no longer need to fill up the hours around the cooking fire.

projektfu 3y ago
It reminded me a bit of the oral history in Studs Terkel's "Working". The interview with the stewardess (as she called herself) was interesting like this.
Tade0 3y ago
> We tend not to tell our stories anymore I have to disagree. Social media is, essentially, people telling their stories 24/7. > Basically a journey to maturity and self-discovery. This is my gripe with this piece. There's no buildup at any point, nothing to keep the reader interested, to make the reader care about this person sharing her memories. For comparison, I used to date a person who worked as a waitress and she had scores of interesting stories to tell. Once she showed me her former workplace, which had a lot of souvenirs and odd furniture - this was no accident because the manager(owner?) attributed meaning to every piece, like the kayak hanging from the ceiling represented teamwork, because you can't swim in it alone, and you certainly wouldn' be able to put it up there single-handedly. 20+ pieces in total and everyone from the wait staff was quizzed regularly on them. Or her first, very much illegal, summer work experience at age 13, where her first task as a waitress was to trim the lawn using pruning shears. She got an allergic reaction to whatever was in that grass and management had to backpedal on this child labour thing really quick. All the crazy stuff that goes on in such places is only mentioned in passing and I think it doesn't do this line of work justice.

projektfu 3y ago

It reminded me a bit of the oral history in Studs Terkel's "Working". The interview with the stewardess (as she called herself) was interesting like this.

Tade0 3y ago

> We tend not to tell our stories anymore I have to disagree. Social media is, essentially, people telling their stories 24/7. > Basically a journey to maturity and self-discovery. This is my gripe with this piece. There's no buildup at any point, nothing to keep the reader interested, to make the reader care about this person sharing her memories. For comparison, I used to date a person who worked as a waitress and she had scores of interesting stories to tell. Once she showed me her former workplace, which had a lot of souvenirs and odd furniture - this was no accident because the manager(owner?) attributed meaning to every piece, like the kayak hanging from the ceiling represented teamwork, because you can't swim in it alone, and you certainly wouldn' be able to put it up there single-handedly. 20+ pieces in total and everyone from the wait staff was quizzed regularly on them. Or her first, very much illegal, summer work experience at age 13, where her first task as a waitress was to trim the lawn using pruning shears. She got an allergic reaction to whatever was in that grass and management had to backpedal on this child labour thing really quick. All the crazy stuff that goes on in such places is only mentioned in passing and I think it doesn't do this line of work justice.