30/07/2026
I am writing to you on a device and you are reading this on a screen. And yet here we are, moving toward connection. The best revolutions start from inside the system. So let's work with what we've got.
It is getting very tempting to spiral down the robot rabbit hole… tech goes from helping with hard decisions to validating our every emotion with algorithmic saccharine. Deep down, I think we know we actually need veggie gardens, shared meals and the care of another fully sentient being.
We are more ‘connected’ than at any point in human history and yet we are experiencing a pandemic of loneliness. An analogue rebellion is quietly percolating pre-digital nostalgia as a form of resistance. A collective reaching for the imperfect, the handmade and genuinely human.
Being perpetually online is making us sick: culturally, socially, philosophically and even physically. Your nervous system was not designed for doomscrolling. Your body was not designed for a chair. A soul is not fed by a feed.
Local communities anchor us in reality. I am not about to tell you to delete everything and move to a commune (although I indulge the daydream frequently). Online spaces are genuinely useful for organising and facilitating real life connection. In a world boiling with climate change and crackling with political uncertainty, genuine human community is not a luxury. It is the most resilient infrastructure we have.
What we do together in person, in real time, with other actual humans counts. I am deeply touched when you go beyond “fine thanks” to tell me what is really happening. Thank you for the moments of REAL LIFE we share as we roll out the mat together.
Linked are some opportunities to gather in in real life with real humans…
