A thing that’s on my mind a lot and might not be fully coherent yet but let’s take a stab at a first draft

The internet is amazing

But it’s this huge double-edged sword

It gives you so many more people to connect with, and connect with more easily…

But it gets rid of so much of what I love most about interacting in the first place: the energy and experience of being face-to-face, building something together

I’ve never got anywhere close to replicating peak in-person interaction experience on the internet

Looking back, almost every one of my most fulfilling experiences have involved a high degree of in-person interaction

Organising events in person >>> organising events online

And so focusing all my work within the confines of my laptop screen feels recklessly suboptimal

And so I’m very torn

When moving forward with my life

How I optimise for the breadth and ease and flexibility and novelty of interaction that the internet offers

While maximising for the peak experience of in-person interaction

(Or, plan B: how to experience that same peak experience within the confines of remote interaction)