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Ignorance is an Emergent Property
A Story About School, Alienation and Addiction
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve last written here, and I notice how much I missed it. There’s few other things that get me into the flow like writing, and so I guess my mind has been craving that.
Since I’ve spent this pandemic mostly in my home town, social life has been somewhat different than usual. No hipster coffee shops, no going to yoga together, no time spent in co-working spaces with familiar faces around, no evenings cooking and sharing with friends.
That’s why I’ve met some of the people that I used to hang out with when I was in my teens. With some of them, I spent a recent Saturday afternoon. What follows are reflections on alienation and bourgeoise life, addiction and consumerism, authenticity and games, ignorance and lives well lived.
“The conversation returned to a mindless back and forth, about the anticipation and experience of instant gratification coming from consumption and status games.”
I want to say up front, I love these people. If this is you and you happen to read this, know that this is my way of processing this experience and articulating things that I didn’t find myself…
