Re: Quit Shopping For Fun

Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> writes:

Ben Collver <bencollver@tilde.pink> writes:
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Quit Shopping For Fun
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A zine with ideas to entertain yourself and others for free
 
Created by the FrugalGamer
<https://thefrugalgamer.net>
 
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Writing & Journaling
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This doesn't work for everyone, and that's fine. But if you like, you
can create worlds and characters, people, and events entirely in your
head, for free. Creativity is a wonderful gift, and what most people
don't realize it's like a muscle. Once you practice, it gets easier!

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Indeed it doesn't work for everyone.  I have several friends whom I
see f2f infrequently for various reasons.  They're all university
educated, some with advanced degrees, one with a PhD in English
literature.
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And I can't get them to write me letters.  They all have and use email
but the best I can evoke from them is a short paragraph, more usually
a couple of lines.

One fact to keep in mind is that it seems desktop computing use has
lowered drastically in favor of devices that you can't type almost
anything on.  (I also see most people often tired /and/ busy.)

And it can't be blamed on the younger generation with a generational
slant or karoshi careers so busy that there's no time for reflection.
All my correspondents are near or past retirement age.

I agree.  I don't think it's an age thing.  I exchange e-mails (and NNTP
posts) on a daily basis with some (busy) young people.  (Of course, they
could be exceptional cases, but then we'd have a lot exceptions in the
non-young crowd as well.)

Honestly, what I see in the population at large is a certain generalized
depressed behavior.  When people don't enjoy discussing things, I think
there's something non-natural going on.  (And it doesn't seem to be
regional either: I'm in the hemisphere opposite to yours.)