I've felt the stirring of the madness that modern life encourages. It's sometimes hard to reconcile thoughts and a conscious awareness of where we're heading with the world around us. I've started to develop an almost physical aversion to smartphones; I'm increasingly uninterested in the social climbing that I see. So when you find yourself in social situations with others who care a lot about status and technology and seem perfectly adjusted to this way of being, it can be alienating.
Great writing, I wish I'd come across it earlier. I've just joined , and this is 'Part 8' - how do I access previous posts?
I've felt the stirring of the madness that modern life encourages. It's sometimes hard to reconcile thoughts and a conscious awareness of where we're heading with the world around us. I've started to develop an almost physical aversion to smartphones; I'm increasingly uninterested in the social climbing that I see. So when you find yourself in social situations with others who care a lot about status and technology and seem perfectly adjusted to this way of being, it can be alienating.