Of course I agree with you on almost everything you write in this post, but in the fragment where you described the anticipation before playing a record, you left out cleaning the record surface with an anti-static brush and cleaning the stylus (tip) with the little brush dipped in its small cleaning formula bottle, from back to front :) But that could be my old hi-fi passion speaking, something which for many people doesn't exist anymore, because we now have streaming (which I enjoy greatly, by the way).
That is some passions to have Vincent - I vaguely remember the hi-fi stack an uncle used to have; hidden behind a glass door. I never really understood the value of these sounds systems until recently. Lately I search YouTube for channels which share their love for vinyl and sound systems.
Yes, I’m passionate about nature, photography, music (& hi-fi), film, the visual arts and literature, not in that order per se. Besides the fact that these interests come with investments, it’s the amount of time you realize you don’t have, but want to spend on all of these things. I’m certainly not complaining; I think being passionate about things that fulfill you is the only way to go in this chaotic world. Thank you for your reply, I realize my comment was a bit over the top nerdy (on purpose), but there’s not much wrong with that. I like cooking too, but your interest in that goes way deeper than mine if I read your post well :)
…as someone who believes the parent version of all the activities you mentioned just feels/experiences deeper/better i guess i question if i am romanticizing nostalgia or if the enshittification of everything (including that term) is the defining reflection of our mad dash to technologize everything…i feel like a snob sometimes, but i also in my core know a letter means more than an email, that math is true…i saw people dancing with bacchnallian ferver to ai disco last weekend and can’t help but think that at least for the majority of humans, sloplife is ok, maybe even more desirable than tolerable…i am satisfied in my choices, that i have them, but also that ive chosen them…
The speed might be good (we can do things faster) it allows us to pile on more & more. These things tend to be the stuff we don’t want to do more of. Or see / hear more of.
Of course I agree with you on almost everything you write in this post, but in the fragment where you described the anticipation before playing a record, you left out cleaning the record surface with an anti-static brush and cleaning the stylus (tip) with the little brush dipped in its small cleaning formula bottle, from back to front :) But that could be my old hi-fi passion speaking, something which for many people doesn't exist anymore, because we now have streaming (which I enjoy greatly, by the way).
That is some passions to have Vincent - I vaguely remember the hi-fi stack an uncle used to have; hidden behind a glass door. I never really understood the value of these sounds systems until recently. Lately I search YouTube for channels which share their love for vinyl and sound systems.
Yes, I’m passionate about nature, photography, music (& hi-fi), film, the visual arts and literature, not in that order per se. Besides the fact that these interests come with investments, it’s the amount of time you realize you don’t have, but want to spend on all of these things. I’m certainly not complaining; I think being passionate about things that fulfill you is the only way to go in this chaotic world. Thank you for your reply, I realize my comment was a bit over the top nerdy (on purpose), but there’s not much wrong with that. I like cooking too, but your interest in that goes way deeper than mine if I read your post well :)
…as someone who believes the parent version of all the activities you mentioned just feels/experiences deeper/better i guess i question if i am romanticizing nostalgia or if the enshittification of everything (including that term) is the defining reflection of our mad dash to technologize everything…i feel like a snob sometimes, but i also in my core know a letter means more than an email, that math is true…i saw people dancing with bacchnallian ferver to ai disco last weekend and can’t help but think that at least for the majority of humans, sloplife is ok, maybe even more desirable than tolerable…i am satisfied in my choices, that i have them, but also that ive chosen them…
I appreciate the insightful reply : )
The speed might be good (we can do things faster) it allows us to pile on more & more. These things tend to be the stuff we don’t want to do more of. Or see / hear more of.
It is the age of quantity over quality.
…i like to call this our tchotchke era - endless needless junk reality…