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Derek Neal's avatar

“A midlife crisis that results in the writing of a divorce memoir”! This line made me laugh. You thinking of any recent books :)

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Finn DeNeuf's avatar

As phones and social media become an extension of the modern person (of their memory, their knowledge, let's say), will these problems dissolve and turn into new ones? In one breath I'm so grateful for what social media has done for me, the opportunities it has given me as an artist. And in the same breath, I am devastated by its clear adverse effects. It holds a power over us, undoubtedly.

I'm appreciating your notes about this tech aided, blurring of the ages, but I'd argue that since the beginning of time there has been a war between young and old. An envy too. The youth wants to be respected and they want more power, the old maintains tradition while at once envying (and let's face it, sleeping with) the young. The old wants to live and relive.

Social media has put a fire under all of it, of course, but with time, can we adapt?

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