I couldn’t agree more. I wrote about that exact feeling of having lost the joy of seeking these things out. I focused mostly on how this relates to music, but the feeling is the same.
Music is another area, for sure. With services like Spotify, there is not feeling of turning on the radio at just the right time, or waiting to hit the record button.
Exactly. Also the necessity of really digging into the books/movies/albums you did have. When you couldn’t just endlessly stream, you ended up revisiting and appreciating what you had access to on a deeper and (I think) ultimately more meaningful level.
This *so* resonates with me! Was just having this conversation with my kids and felt like the oldest of old men. There's an excellent episode of 'The Adventures of Pete & Pete' where little Pete hears a song and it becomes his absolute favorite song. Then he can't find the band or anything about the band. He goes on this quest to recreate the song. It so perfectly captures that feeling of what art can do and how it can spark the desire to create art of our own in dialogue with it. My hunt for those kinds of songs and stories continues and always will!
I agree with your thesis, but on the other hand, farming *literally* caused the loss of the hunt, and that wasn't a bad thing, right? What's the "right" level of convenience?
Looking for *used* copies of books is about the only way I've been able to replicate the hunting experience.
I couldn’t agree more. I wrote about that exact feeling of having lost the joy of seeking these things out. I focused mostly on how this relates to music, but the feeling is the same.
https://open.substack.com/pub/theobsoleteman/p/silver-platter-streaming?r=ohdic&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Music is another area, for sure. With services like Spotify, there is not feeling of turning on the radio at just the right time, or waiting to hit the record button.
Exactly. Also the necessity of really digging into the books/movies/albums you did have. When you couldn’t just endlessly stream, you ended up revisiting and appreciating what you had access to on a deeper and (I think) ultimately more meaningful level.
Have we lost the hunt or has the hunt just shifted?
How so?
This *so* resonates with me! Was just having this conversation with my kids and felt like the oldest of old men. There's an excellent episode of 'The Adventures of Pete & Pete' where little Pete hears a song and it becomes his absolute favorite song. Then he can't find the band or anything about the band. He goes on this quest to recreate the song. It so perfectly captures that feeling of what art can do and how it can spark the desire to create art of our own in dialogue with it. My hunt for those kinds of songs and stories continues and always will!
That's another great example. No had Shazaam on their phones. While I think it's a net good, it's another example of a loss of the hunt.
And man, I haven't thought of Pete & Pete in years.
I agree with your thesis, but on the other hand, farming *literally* caused the loss of the hunt, and that wasn't a bad thing, right? What's the "right" level of convenience?
I was mainly talking about amenities, not core functions of survival.
The point where hyper convenience leads to disenchantment.