This was a fun read - since moving to Europe from the U.S. I've come to realize how important our surroundings are in shaping our thoughts, mood, and vibration. When I walk around Barcelona i'm in constant awe of all the beautiful architecture and how much work went into crafting these buildings.
I love that, man. It’s always been interesting to me how in Europe it seems buildings (no matter how old or even ancient) are still used for practical things, post offices, restaurants, whatever; whereas in the states the once a place reaches historic status it gets turned into some kind of museum. It’s almost as if Europeans inherently understand that beauty / utility can coexist (maybe because they’ve been around a lot longer), and Americans instead fetishize beauty and put it up on a shelf. Not exactly a healthy practice.
That's a great take. Kinda pulls the veil on how technology is pretty much self-serving in that it instead of giving us our time back, it usually provides something more enticing to fill the void (like the socials).
But maybe there's some pushback coming. Do you follow Ted Gioia? This is a pretty great piece about the backlash to the technological automation of everything, mirroring the transcendentalist pushback to the mechanization of everything during the industrial revolution.
I wasn't following Ted before but now after reading this article I'm already a fan. I love this line about "music being an early indicator of social change" - great observation.
This was a fun read - since moving to Europe from the U.S. I've come to realize how important our surroundings are in shaping our thoughts, mood, and vibration. When I walk around Barcelona i'm in constant awe of all the beautiful architecture and how much work went into crafting these buildings.
I love that, man. It’s always been interesting to me how in Europe it seems buildings (no matter how old or even ancient) are still used for practical things, post offices, restaurants, whatever; whereas in the states the once a place reaches historic status it gets turned into some kind of museum. It’s almost as if Europeans inherently understand that beauty / utility can coexist (maybe because they’ve been around a lot longer), and Americans instead fetishize beauty and put it up on a shelf. Not exactly a healthy practice.
Totally - If you haven't already come across this piece I think you would appreciate it:
https://map.simonsarris.com/p/careful-technology
That's a great take. Kinda pulls the veil on how technology is pretty much self-serving in that it instead of giving us our time back, it usually provides something more enticing to fill the void (like the socials).
But maybe there's some pushback coming. Do you follow Ted Gioia? This is a pretty great piece about the backlash to the technological automation of everything, mirroring the transcendentalist pushback to the mechanization of everything during the industrial revolution.
https://www.honest-broker.com/p/notes-toward-a-new-romanticism
I wasn't following Ted before but now after reading this article I'm already a fan. I love this line about "music being an early indicator of social change" - great observation.
This piece was an absolute vibe, thank you for sharing this incredible perspective.
Thanks, Haley!
Vibing with you on this one.. thanks Marty :)
Thanks man!
You know, you may be a little too deep to be a homebuilder - Philosopher maybe? Keep searching for 'beauty,' it's all around us! I love your thoughts!
Lots of beauty to be found in building things, as you know.
I totally vibe with this!