Well now I have to really dive into the front porch republic because it seems to hold a lot of the same values that I have/how I feel in this overly technological culture we find ourselves in!
“begin the regeneration of culture that will someday sustain us after the fall of this age of the Machine” this last line really stood out because i think we are seeing this happen, It seems many do see that is way of living is NOT sustainable, people are craving the real, the true and the community in person more than they have in probably a decade++. It is why you see the resurgence of homemaking and people wanting to “go off the grid.” as we have discussed I’m not for the insta-worthy aesthetics of it, however, I do think people are showing their interest in being called to that simplistic way of living because they are burnt out from the current “machine age” already!
I could go on and on with this but I will stop for now! It might be an e-mail discussion for another time 😉
You would love FPR so much, Jen! They publish essays on their site every day from such a broad range of types of people, and they also put out a themed print quarterly. They're serious and merry, careful and generous.
Sounds lovely! I would love to attend Ruth’s talk except for that I confess to really and truly hating Zoom and video chat and avoiding them whenever possible. Also the kids are too unpredictable 😆. But I think you’re on to something - that it’s the freedom and reciprocity that make good company invigorating and FUN. It’s so hard to have fun when people are easily offended and take themselves too seriously. I think if you want to talk about serious subjects you can’t take yourself too seriously.
I love this emphasis on the light chasing out the darkness! And real, lively light — not the glow of artificiality.
It certainly felt like it came from a place of deep security, and confidence grounded in humility.
Also I am SMILING at that depiction at the end!! I told Jakob it felt like a movie…. how did I end up in this pub talking to the editor of a magazine about some really niche interests that somehow we had in common. Knowing a sociologist who is a household name in our house and everything. haha. What a wildly fun night.
Well now I have to really dive into the front porch republic because it seems to hold a lot of the same values that I have/how I feel in this overly technological culture we find ourselves in!
“begin the regeneration of culture that will someday sustain us after the fall of this age of the Machine” this last line really stood out because i think we are seeing this happen, It seems many do see that is way of living is NOT sustainable, people are craving the real, the true and the community in person more than they have in probably a decade++. It is why you see the resurgence of homemaking and people wanting to “go off the grid.” as we have discussed I’m not for the insta-worthy aesthetics of it, however, I do think people are showing their interest in being called to that simplistic way of living because they are burnt out from the current “machine age” already!
I could go on and on with this but I will stop for now! It might be an e-mail discussion for another time 😉
You would love FPR so much, Jen! They publish essays on their site every day from such a broad range of types of people, and they also put out a themed print quarterly. They're serious and merry, careful and generous.
Sounds lovely! I would love to attend Ruth’s talk except for that I confess to really and truly hating Zoom and video chat and avoiding them whenever possible. Also the kids are too unpredictable 😆. But I think you’re on to something - that it’s the freedom and reciprocity that make good company invigorating and FUN. It’s so hard to have fun when people are easily offended and take themselves too seriously. I think if you want to talk about serious subjects you can’t take yourself too seriously.
I totally understand and totally hate Zoom, too.
What is it about laughter, about conviviality? It's just so darn powerful. It stays with you for days and days.
I love this emphasis on the light chasing out the darkness! And real, lively light — not the glow of artificiality.
It certainly felt like it came from a place of deep security, and confidence grounded in humility.
Also I am SMILING at that depiction at the end!! I told Jakob it felt like a movie…. how did I end up in this pub talking to the editor of a magazine about some really niche interests that somehow we had in common. Knowing a sociologist who is a household name in our house and everything. haha. What a wildly fun night.
"Real, lively light --" that's exactly right!
Yes, that was such a neat night. I kind of couldn't believe we were the last ones there -- it was awesome. Getting dinner helped a lot, too!