On: Social media may prevent users from reaping creati...

[makeitdouble]

> to hopefully make a change in life, like going out to see real people.

I’m fascinated by this narrative on the “real” people outside. I wonder how having more people working remote could change that cultural landscape, and how much time it will take for people to go over the dichotomy of “real” vs “online”.

There are wonderful people with tons of insight and many things to share in the “outside” world. But thing is, they are also online and will share their life philosophy or their new hiking gears in reddit threads as well.

Went to a cafe last week and after a bunch of talk with the owner, he went to ask for my Twitter account and who I was following in the same cultural sphere. And it’s not like we stopped being real the moment we moved our focus to what happens online.

[nicbou → makeitdouble]

And the activities you perform there are not necessarily more genuine.

I understand why riding a bicycle or meeting other people is better than staying home.

But you could also go to the restaurant and go shopping. How is that form of consumption better or more real?