That sounds very positive. It's a slightly adjacent topic, whenever I'm back in England I've started going back to church after a really large gap. It provides a sense of place, of community and spirituality that I'd missed.
Thanks for sharing that Eric. I feel that we haven't got a place any more where the community congregrates to be still and to reflect. It was an important time of respite in a busy week too where you simply had to sit still for an hour. You also saw people in your community and that was another important place for connections. It is definitely a gap needing to be filled and also an important way we learnt about morals.
There's so much in here to absorb and think about. It could be the inflexion point in teenage life, as human connection, physical activity, relationships, and understanding risk-reward find space alongside the virtual void. I hope so.
I have just read a piece by @freyaindia, 'Why We Doubt Everything’ tackling the subject of faith and this was so insightful. We need to create a community of faith. I’m not talking about religion here but a community that is supportive, tolerant, caring and welcoming. If we start to have faith in others beyond our immediate circle, this would open our eyes to the generosity of human spirit and to wonderful connections that would broaden our horizons. This would in turn benefit us all personally.
none of us truly considered that our children were essentially "guinea pigs" in this new digital age. Those of us who did were laughed out of the conversation by all you smart people.
Boys now = peeping toms being gaslit that watching women have sex is heathy and it shouldn’t bother you that all the men you’ll ever meet have done it too. No shame or cognitive dissonance there. Just smile and pretend it’s fine.
That sounds very positive. It's a slightly adjacent topic, whenever I'm back in England I've started going back to church after a really large gap. It provides a sense of place, of community and spirituality that I'd missed.
Thanks for sharing that Eric. I feel that we haven't got a place any more where the community congregrates to be still and to reflect. It was an important time of respite in a busy week too where you simply had to sit still for an hour. You also saw people in your community and that was another important place for connections. It is definitely a gap needing to be filled and also an important way we learnt about morals.
There's so much in here to absorb and think about. It could be the inflexion point in teenage life, as human connection, physical activity, relationships, and understanding risk-reward find space alongside the virtual void. I hope so.
I have just read a piece by @freyaindia, 'Why We Doubt Everything’ tackling the subject of faith and this was so insightful. We need to create a community of faith. I’m not talking about religion here but a community that is supportive, tolerant, caring and welcoming. If we start to have faith in others beyond our immediate circle, this would open our eyes to the generosity of human spirit and to wonderful connections that would broaden our horizons. This would in turn benefit us all personally.
none of us truly considered that our children were essentially "guinea pigs" in this new digital age. Those of us who did were laughed out of the conversation by all you smart people.
Boys now = peeping toms being gaslit that watching women have sex is heathy and it shouldn’t bother you that all the men you’ll ever meet have done it too. No shame or cognitive dissonance there. Just smile and pretend it’s fine.
If you’re a teen and need to pretend you’re not bothered by our collective pornification you eventually go insane.