Anti-Social Media

I rarely watch online videos anymore, but every so often something crosses my radar that seems worth a few minutes of my time, and today it was this ad, made by the Norwegian Consumer Council:

I watched it twice! Once with the sound off at work, and it was funny enough to watch again with Aldon when I got home (sound on).

There’s an accompanying article that’s worth a gander as well

Digital products and services keep getting worse. A new report from the Norwegian Consumer Council (Forbrukerrådet) shows how this phenomenon – known as enshittification – affects both consumers and society at large, but that it is possible to turn the tide. 

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Woke up to maybe a centimeter of snow this morning. “Oh that’s not so bad!”

20 minutes later: blizzard. Total whiteout. About 4” in under 2 hours. and then it stopped and the sun came out.

Welcome to Spring!

When I need to relax, focus or calm my nervous system, I enjoy listening to soundscapes. My source of choice is myNoise.net

I like the customization and fullness of sound – many captured on location in real places.

May these gathered moments encourage you to explore your own creativity and commune with the beauty and inspiration dwelling in your everyday life and world. May you feel moved to notice little things and document them carefully, experiencing your life as a work of art, magical and worthy of your attention. In doing so, you will live in perennial connection with the wonders of your own being, knowing the joy of life on earth.

We are here to live, and the richness of our lives opens up to us when we choose to land willingly in the present moment.

May this book gently but unequivocaly call you to inhabit the visceral, magical, sensuous and exploratory experience of being human. Within these pages may you see aspects of your own nature and aspirations mirrored back to you as you dive more deeply into all there is to know and love of life.