Edward Shepard
@edwardshepard
Edward Shepard
Between 1965 and 1995, the typical American’s leisure time grew by about 300 hours a year, and we seem to have spent almost all those hours watching more TV.
The Death of Partying in the U.S.A.—and Why It Matters
Between 2003 and 2024, the amount of time that Americans spent attending or hosting a social event declined by 50 percent. Almost every age group cut their party time in half in the last two decades. For young people, the decline was even worse. Last year, Americans aged 15-to-24 spent 70 percent less time attending or hosting parties than they did... See more
The Death of Partying in the U.S.A.—and Why It Matters
But there may be one skill you truly cannot outsource to AI: knowing how to attend and host an event.
gooner sleaze
As a rule of thumb, the worse things are going, the better the parties get.
gooner sleaze
Real-world tiny clubs: "One of the things I read about while getting ready for our vacation in Japan were these famous tiny businesses: bars or izakayas with four seats, narrow little bookstores or record shops in people’s houses or the bottom floors of small buildings, hyper-specialized or themed bars owned by one passionate guy. (There’s one that
... See moreLove the concept of these literal, real-world tiny clubs. Plus, how cool does backyard coffee and jazz in Japan sound?
“The only thing I know to do, when faced with that familiar, drowning feeling of fear and anger, is to double down on community, mutual aid, nature, animals, and art making.” Natasha Pickowicz, via Disillusioned Young Voters Focus on ‘Community’, NYT
“To make living itself an art, that is the goal.”
– Henry Miller
– Henry Miller
Tina Roth Eisenberg • quotes – Page 8 – swissmiss
Beware the Intention Economy: Collection and Commodification of Intent via Large Language Models
Jonnie Pennhdsr.mitpress.mit.edu
Our attention has been strip-mined and depleted, leaving our intentions exposed for processing.