I am massively grateful for the internet, hollowed out as it is. Wikipedia especially feels like such an amazing modern marvel. I love that anytime I want to know more about something, I literally just have to type it into Wikipedia search and boom, I have an article about it and I can become a lay-expert. Our grandparents had to own an encyclopedia section or travel to library for that info.
Trying to think of an apolitical answer to the second question, because there’s a whole lot about past eras I wouldn’t bring back. I guess just…small communities where the only choice was to buy local? As much as I love being able to buy anything from anywhere at almost anytime, I think i’d rather live in an era when everything had the vibe of a small town where everyone knew each other and everyone helped each other out and you could let your kids roam the streets until late because you knew that your 65 neighbors cared about the wellbeing of your kids almost as much as you did. I think that kind of thing goes hand-in-hand with supporting your local businesses above all others. Maybe that’s overly idyllic and small towns have always been hotbeds of gossip and social shaming, but I think a lot of us in 2025 seek a sense of community. We want to care about our neighbors but we are scared of our neighbors. I think a lot of us wish we lived in a community that had Schitt’s Creek or Gilmore Girls vibes, even if that community is in a big city.
I am massively grateful for the internet, hollowed out as it is. Wikipedia especially feels like such an amazing modern marvel. I love that anytime I want to know more about something, I literally just have to type it into Wikipedia search and boom, I have an article about it and I can become a lay-expert. Our grandparents had to own an encyclopedia section or travel to library for that info.
Trying to think of an apolitical answer to the second question, because there’s a whole lot about past eras I wouldn’t bring back. I guess just…small communities where the only choice was to buy local? As much as I love being able to buy anything from anywhere at almost anytime, I think i’d rather live in an era when everything had the vibe of a small town where everyone knew each other and everyone helped each other out and you could let your kids roam the streets until late because you knew that your 65 neighbors cared about the wellbeing of your kids almost as much as you did. I think that kind of thing goes hand-in-hand with supporting your local businesses above all others. Maybe that’s overly idyllic and small towns have always been hotbeds of gossip and social shaming, but I think a lot of us in 2025 seek a sense of community. We want to care about our neighbors but we are scared of our neighbors. I think a lot of us wish we lived in a community that had Schitt’s Creek or Gilmore Girls vibes, even if that community is in a big city.
It had to be done.
aha at least we got a good sketch out of them