I’m with you on this one!! It’s so refreshing being forced to take a step back from technology and be present in our physical world. I think that’s especially relevant at a time where things like the metaverse are becoming real possibilities. Sometimes we need to remind ourselves where our interests should lie.
Storms and the aftermath bring people together. Navigating an adversity together strengthens a community. It’s interesting, you’d think that our phones would make us closer but the opposite is true- finding ways to gather in person is priceless. I love your invite to the outdoor community!
Nice job Cole! Reading your article made me re-live those 2 weeks without power or phones. It made me very thankful for the simple things; close family and friends. Most of us live a pampered life. It’s good to experience life without our creature comforts once in awhile, if nothing more than to really appreciate what we have.
This took me right back to severe Midwest storms and tornadoes. And you hit on a point that's one of my favorite things about being in the outdoors: Being off my phone. It's ironic how you can feel better connected without it. Well written!
Sounds like a pretty wild experience and interesting time. It's nice when you have a feeling of "we're all in this together".
I also really like the point of people not wanting to be addicted to the constant barrage of daily media, but here we all are, in it together, but not with the same feeling as above...
I don't want to rain on your great semi aquatic, semi bucolic adventure, but I just couldn't relate to it. I saw the pictures of those lovely homes -- it occurred to me that those homes were in the suburbs of my city, New York, and I saw realty that probably had valuations near a million dollars, and I could not help but conclude that there fuckers deserved a Tsunami, not a tepid little Hurricane. You're a good man. I just had to release a little bile and venom. Lately, I've been a markedly Bolshevik mood. But that's been pretty obvious from my most recent posts on my newsletter
I’m with you on this one!! It’s so refreshing being forced to take a step back from technology and be present in our physical world. I think that’s especially relevant at a time where things like the metaverse are becoming real possibilities. Sometimes we need to remind ourselves where our interests should lie.
Storms and the aftermath bring people together. Navigating an adversity together strengthens a community. It’s interesting, you’d think that our phones would make us closer but the opposite is true- finding ways to gather in person is priceless. I love your invite to the outdoor community!
Nice job Cole! Reading your article made me re-live those 2 weeks without power or phones. It made me very thankful for the simple things; close family and friends. Most of us live a pampered life. It’s good to experience life without our creature comforts once in awhile, if nothing more than to really appreciate what we have.
This took me right back to severe Midwest storms and tornadoes. And you hit on a point that's one of my favorite things about being in the outdoors: Being off my phone. It's ironic how you can feel better connected without it. Well written!
Sounds like a pretty wild experience and interesting time. It's nice when you have a feeling of "we're all in this together".
I also really like the point of people not wanting to be addicted to the constant barrage of daily media, but here we all are, in it together, but not with the same feeling as above...
I know it didn't pertain to property damage. I was just relating what struck me about the post.
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I don't want to rain on your great semi aquatic, semi bucolic adventure, but I just couldn't relate to it. I saw the pictures of those lovely homes -- it occurred to me that those homes were in the suburbs of my city, New York, and I saw realty that probably had valuations near a million dollars, and I could not help but conclude that there fuckers deserved a Tsunami, not a tepid little Hurricane. You're a good man. I just had to release a little bile and venom. Lately, I've been a markedly Bolshevik mood. But that's been pretty obvious from my most recent posts on my newsletter