One thing that came into my mind is that maybe we should try not to rely that much on signals (understanding signal as a superficial aspect that one can determine without interacting with a person) and start taking into account how it is to talk with that person. I believe that the guy who really read Nietzsche can be differentiated from the prompt-read one. Maybe that's a basic and obvious and cliché take, but I feel as if the problem were that I have to *be* a signal instead of a person, because no one takes the time to really have a conversation, they just rely on what one appears to be.
Thanks for reading, really appreciate you. And I agree with your take. I think signals’ importance is directly proportional to the breath of discoverability. As the internet’s gotten notoriously noisy and simultaneously become the place of discovery, it’s reduced us to a signal. Also feel that the offline movement is partly a response to this tiring charade as we’re in desperate need for something more authentic.
I really liked this! And it got me thinking:
One thing that came into my mind is that maybe we should try not to rely that much on signals (understanding signal as a superficial aspect that one can determine without interacting with a person) and start taking into account how it is to talk with that person. I believe that the guy who really read Nietzsche can be differentiated from the prompt-read one. Maybe that's a basic and obvious and cliché take, but I feel as if the problem were that I have to *be* a signal instead of a person, because no one takes the time to really have a conversation, they just rely on what one appears to be.
Thanks for reading, really appreciate you. And I agree with your take. I think signals’ importance is directly proportional to the breath of discoverability. As the internet’s gotten notoriously noisy and simultaneously become the place of discovery, it’s reduced us to a signal. Also feel that the offline movement is partly a response to this tiring charade as we’re in desperate need for something more authentic.
Wow!
It's like getting getting punched in the face except this time I want more.
You left me breathless!
> "Until the question of who you actually are... becomes not just difficult to answer but structurally meaningless."
I've felt this deeply over the past 2 years and never found a good enough way to articulate it.
We've optimised so much for the external that we've forgotten our original shapes.