Midlifing
Two friends Lee and Simon have serious conversations about silly things, and silly conversations about serious things. Together they dig into the pleasures, absurdities and imperfections of being human.
Midlifing
167: Reaching out through the solitude
Simon and Lee talk about the size of circles of friends, and being properly in the world. Free tangents included. Send no money.
Some other details from the episode: Lee is by himself during the week and gets some space for reflection; Apple Vision Pro; extended/mixed reality; Lee sucks his teeth about AVP; different kinds of reality; George Clooney in ER; video passthrough; Apple Inc.; Simon being happy for Lee and his professorship; being on our way to XR contact lenses; most in and of the world through craft; how many people one ought to be in contact with; getting lost in sourdough blogs; solitude and loneliness; friendship but not to do with healthy; Merton Bakery supplying a Leamington Spa cafe; being a perfectionist; Lee having so little contact with people; the word frolleague (again); Lee's ability to cast people off (again) and not requiring an interim layer of friendship; neoligisms; being guarded about making friends with colleagues (and that division); the future regarding falling out; Lee painting himself as binary when he is very elastic; coefficient of restitution; being people pleasers.
Related links (and necessary corrections):
- Casey Neistat on Apple Vision Pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvkgmyfMPks
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.
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