MN: Not a day goes by when I don’t feel grateful that my formative years were all lived without the internet. […]
MD: Maybe part of the fatigue (and potential bulimia) of the internet comes from knowing that ‘everything’ is available to us at the touch of a finger. It’s all there to read instantaneously, or it can be on your doorstep in two days.
— Maggie Nelson & Moyra Davey, in Maggie Nelson’s from “A LIFE, A FACE, A GAZE. Conversation with Moyra Davey” in Like Love: Essays and Conversations. (Graywolf Press, April 2, 2024)
Notes: Book Review from The Guardian: “Like Love by Maggie Nelson review – music, passion and friendship“
yes, it has certainly changed how we lived, and while I love the ease and accessibility of the internet, I alsoI feel fortunate that it did not arrive until later in my life
Agree Beth!
YES!
To have lived both pre-and “present“ Internet I think is extremely valuable. Gives one much perspective. I found myself enjoying a breakfast out by myself yesterday watching the world go by through the window (a wonderful thing).
I HAD TO FORCE MYSELF TO TURN OFF MY BLOODY PHONE AS I ACCIDENTALLY FELL INTO THE INTERNET RABBIT HOLE, WHICH OCCASIONALLY I CALL “HELL“.
Question David: have you read this book and do you like it? It’s getting very mixed reviews on Goodreads.
Paul, I generally avoid dissing any book given the degree of difficulty in writing one (and I admire those that do as I’m confident I never will). That being said, for my Friends, I would strongly not recommend this book. It is a collection of interviews, essays, book reviews, etc and I’ve had to wade through a lot to find the gems.
Thanks for your honesty, Dave. I won’t put you on the spot again. (unless I’m desperate… In which case I won’t do it in this forum.) The reviews I read basically mirror what you have stated here. There are some excellent reviews for this author’s, previous books… Just to be fair.
No worries Paul. All good. Thanks!
Friendly reminder Dave… Day number 1500 at the Cove is rapidly approaching! You should celebrate as you see fit! 🙂
OMG. I forgot about that. Thanks Paul!
Don’t worry. I haven’t.
We excel at overdoing – a perpetual request for more, and then feeling rueful .
PREACH!
The problem with never having to wait is we now take everything for granted and feel empty with all of our more.
YES!!
Thank you, Dale. An excellent excellent description!
😊
WISDOM! Truth!
How does one slow down their drive to have everything instantaneously….. while recognizing that time waits for no one? I’m not sure…. It’s ok…I’ll ask Google.
For what it’s worth, I personally would recommend learning something about the benefits of “living in the present moment“. Happy Tuesday!
(Of course the “present moment“ issue is constantly being discussed, so you are probably already well aware… Please understand… I did not intend to insult!)
Very witty so early in the morning…
Most mornings DK.
n/c
Smart.
Ha! “knowing that ‘everything’ is available to us at the touch of a finger” Except for news in Canada. Major censorship. Bleh.
Censorship? In Canada? Tell me it ain’t so!
I have to go outside the mainstream to find the “real” news. Major news site controlled by the government. Bill C-63. Government wants Meta to pay to allow news published. Etc. Etc. Etc.
thanks Maria.
I wonder what’s worse: Canadian news censorship, or so much fake news in the USA that you can’t figure out what the “real news” is. Either way… These problems make me furious!
PS: I don’t know how to find reliable “non-mainstream news sources“, though I often hear people mention them. Even if I did know how, how can I trust those sources to be telling the truth?
I question whether the truth is even available to us anymore.
(end of rant)