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This is a hilarious concept and would probably genuinely help. Nicely done! I used to have a similar issue with hiding inside all the time (during Covid times,

This is a hilarious concept and would probably genuinely help. Nicely done! I used to have a similar issue with hiding inside all the time (during Covid times, of course) and to motivate myself to go outside, I started an Instagram of tiny little plants growing in cracks in the pavement. I tried to add a new tiny plant every day or two, which meant that I had to wander further and further afield to find a suitable specimen. It wasn't perfect, but was quite motivating.

satyarthms 2y ago
I'm a connoisseur of plants growing in cracks in the pavement, mind sharing a link?
- InDubioProRubio 2y ago
  Bricky roads They trappers grass Stony walls They trappers wind Iron stove It trappers fire Trappers is we By the works of hands And forgets us We were ever free...
- camtarn 2y ago
  https://www.instagram.com/ct_thelittlethings/ https://www.instagram.com/ct_thelittlethings/ :)
  - satyarthms 2y ago
    Nice pics, very heartwarming and solarpunk!
    - camtarn 2y ago
      Thank you! <3
  - mattcantstop 2y ago
    I'd be cool to create a simple template that you could repeat for each post in video form: - The plant - The location (sidewalk, park, etc) - Native vs non-native? - Seen as a weed or flower/desirable plant? - Who pollinates it. I just subscribed.
CincinnatiMan 2y ago
I love the irony here. Going outside into “real life” to find pictures to post on a site that keeps people inside.
- Sharlin 2y ago
  TBH I don't think Instagram particularly keeps people inside given that >99.99% of its users use it exclusively on mobile.
  - bentaber 2y ago
    Because people don’t use their phones at home?
    - bdsa 2y ago
      More people use their phones outside than use their desktop computers outside, though
- radlad 2y ago
  "[...] the outside world, the non-digital world, is merely a theatrical space in which one stages and records content for the much more real, much more vital digital space. One should only engage with the outside world as one engages with a coal mine. Suit up, gather what is needed, and return to the surface." -- bo burnham, Inside https://youtu.be/PSClBFUe-o0?t=26 https://youtu.be/PSClBFUe-o0?t=26
  - thatcat 2y ago
    solid bit, but weird transition into pirate maps
    - radlad 2y ago
      Inside is a feature-length movie filmed during the pandemic, definitely worth watching in its entirety if you haven't. It's incredibly creative. I linked the video at the second of three "bits" performed in a single scene. In this scene, he's pretending to be a standup comedian in front of an audience, hence the multiple jokes. Bo actually previously used the pirate joke in The Big Sick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYZ5efCcK_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYZ5efCcK_s
risquer 2y ago
I really love that, would you mind sharing the insta?
- JadeNB 2y ago
  They responded on another post (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43160338 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43160338): it's https://www.instagram.com/ct_thelittlethings https://www.instagram.com/ct_thelittlethings .
JadeNB 2y ago
I wonder how many of us picked up this habit from COVID? It definitely got me to appreciate my local flora way better, and the fact that I get weird looks for bending down to take pictures of tiny little insect and plant life is, well, let me be honest, I kind of enjoy being the neighborhood eccentric.
- drivers99 2y ago
  During COVID I'd take a lot of walks, and in a similar way, it helped to have some kind of basically useless goal/destination in mind. For me it was checking out how construction in a nearby park was going, including what was happening in a temporary holding pond. I would send "pond updates" to my family in other states, which they found amusing. I got really interesting in all the different birds I was seeing and how the plants were growing. Now that I'm downtown, in a more "walkable" place, I don't really have the same variety of interesting natural things to see. Maybe I can think of something similar.
  - camtarn 2y ago
    Aw, that's a really lovely goal! A growing pond sounds like an excellent walking target - during lockdown I headed to my local reservoir quite a few times and just wandered around the path by its edge. I also enjoy watching construction - I feel like in a different country and different life, I would have been an 'Umarell' (an elderly Italian man who stands watching construction sites)
chasd00 2y ago
pokemon-go got a lot of people outdoors too. I would see kids walking around the neighborhood with their phones out looking for pokemon, it wasn't perfect but at least they were outside getting some air.
- BigGreenJorts 2y ago
  I stand by the meme: that summer was closest we've gotten to world peace.
- 0xEF 2y ago
  It's still very popular in my area during the warmer weather. I don't play the game myself but it is quite nice to see, really and makes me feel a little better about my community, as silly as that sounds. When people get out and enjoy public spaces together, it nurtures a positive perspective.

satyarthms 2y ago

I'm a connoisseur of plants growing in cracks in the pavement, mind sharing a link?

InDubioProRubio 2y ago
Bricky roads They trappers grass Stony walls They trappers wind Iron stove It trappers fire Trappers is we By the works of hands And forgets us We were ever free...
camtarn 2y ago
https://www.instagram.com/ct_thelittlethings/ https://www.instagram.com/ct_thelittlethings/ :)
- satyarthms 2y ago
  Nice pics, very heartwarming and solarpunk!
  - camtarn 2y ago
    Thank you! <3
- mattcantstop 2y ago
  I'd be cool to create a simple template that you could repeat for each post in video form: - The plant - The location (sidewalk, park, etc) - Native vs non-native? - Seen as a weed or flower/desirable plant? - Who pollinates it. I just subscribed.

CincinnatiMan 2y ago

I love the irony here. Going outside into “real life” to find pictures to post on a site that keeps people inside.

Sharlin 2y ago
TBH I don't think Instagram particularly keeps people inside given that >99.99% of its users use it exclusively on mobile.
- bentaber 2y ago
  Because people don’t use their phones at home?
  - bdsa 2y ago
    More people use their phones outside than use their desktop computers outside, though
radlad 2y ago
"[...] the outside world, the non-digital world, is merely a theatrical space in which one stages and records content for the much more real, much more vital digital space. One should only engage with the outside world as one engages with a coal mine. Suit up, gather what is needed, and return to the surface." -- bo burnham, Inside https://youtu.be/PSClBFUe-o0?t=26 https://youtu.be/PSClBFUe-o0?t=26
- thatcat 2y ago
  solid bit, but weird transition into pirate maps
  - radlad 2y ago
    Inside is a feature-length movie filmed during the pandemic, definitely worth watching in its entirety if you haven't. It's incredibly creative. I linked the video at the second of three "bits" performed in a single scene. In this scene, he's pretending to be a standup comedian in front of an audience, hence the multiple jokes. Bo actually previously used the pirate joke in The Big Sick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYZ5efCcK_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYZ5efCcK_s

risquer 2y ago

I really love that, would you mind sharing the insta?

JadeNB 2y ago
They responded on another post (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43160338 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43160338): it's https://www.instagram.com/ct_thelittlethings https://www.instagram.com/ct_thelittlethings .

JadeNB 2y ago

I wonder how many of us picked up this habit from COVID? It definitely got me to appreciate my local flora way better, and the fact that I get weird looks for bending down to take pictures of tiny little insect and plant life is, well, let me be honest, I kind of enjoy being the neighborhood eccentric.

drivers99 2y ago
During COVID I'd take a lot of walks, and in a similar way, it helped to have some kind of basically useless goal/destination in mind. For me it was checking out how construction in a nearby park was going, including what was happening in a temporary holding pond. I would send "pond updates" to my family in other states, which they found amusing. I got really interesting in all the different birds I was seeing and how the plants were growing. Now that I'm downtown, in a more "walkable" place, I don't really have the same variety of interesting natural things to see. Maybe I can think of something similar.
- camtarn 2y ago
  Aw, that's a really lovely goal! A growing pond sounds like an excellent walking target - during lockdown I headed to my local reservoir quite a few times and just wandered around the path by its edge. I also enjoy watching construction - I feel like in a different country and different life, I would have been an 'Umarell' (an elderly Italian man who stands watching construction sites)

chasd00 2y ago

pokemon-go got a lot of people outdoors too. I would see kids walking around the neighborhood with their phones out looking for pokemon, it wasn't perfect but at least they were outside getting some air.

BigGreenJorts 2y ago
I stand by the meme: that summer was closest we've gotten to world peace.
0xEF 2y ago
It's still very popular in my area during the warmer weather. I don't play the game myself but it is quite nice to see, really and makes me feel a little better about my community, as silly as that sounds. When people get out and enjoy public spaces together, it nurtures a positive perspective.