The way you described the end of a relationship was so raw and poignant that it brought me to tears. It has been years since I have experienced that, but it's a deep hurt like nothing else. Thank you for being so vulnerable and writing so beautifully.
The article on "everything is for sale" made me think of the new NBA Top Shot program and the huge rise in NFT (non-fungible tokens). The NBA is selling plays. You can own single a basketball play. What does that even mean? How does that appreciate? Should this be part of my investment portfolio? Including the fact that a digital piece of art sold for $60+ million recently, these are all starting to sound insane to me...but then I think, "Am I just a dinosaur resisting the future!?" Bitcoin is a shining example that maybe I shouldn't be balking at these new trends and embrace the crazy future.
THE NFTs! Same thoughts here re: am I just being a dinosaur? My gut says no, and that these particular "innovations" are more so a product of living in a technologically advancing capitalist society. We've always been sold the idea that tech serves as a function of improving or advancing society, but in the case of the examples (creators selling their decisions making and NFT's) its actually just tech as another money-making device. I think that's why it feels sticky and weird, because the advancements seem more and more focused on monetization vs. improvement or problem-solving.
The way you described the end of a relationship was so raw and poignant that it brought me to tears. It has been years since I have experienced that, but it's a deep hurt like nothing else. Thank you for being so vulnerable and writing so beautifully.
It is so, so deep. But also, so human!
The article on "everything is for sale" made me think of the new NBA Top Shot program and the huge rise in NFT (non-fungible tokens). The NBA is selling plays. You can own single a basketball play. What does that even mean? How does that appreciate? Should this be part of my investment portfolio? Including the fact that a digital piece of art sold for $60+ million recently, these are all starting to sound insane to me...but then I think, "Am I just a dinosaur resisting the future!?" Bitcoin is a shining example that maybe I shouldn't be balking at these new trends and embrace the crazy future.
THE NFTs! Same thoughts here re: am I just being a dinosaur? My gut says no, and that these particular "innovations" are more so a product of living in a technologically advancing capitalist society. We've always been sold the idea that tech serves as a function of improving or advancing society, but in the case of the examples (creators selling their decisions making and NFT's) its actually just tech as another money-making device. I think that's why it feels sticky and weird, because the advancements seem more and more focused on monetization vs. improvement or problem-solving.