Very well-articulated article. Older technologies introduced constraints that actually deepened our cognition and made our creations more meaningful, rather than automatic. Take, for example, the analogue camera versus the digital one. With analogue cameras, a reel could hold only 36 photos, none of which could be deleted or edited. That limitation encouraged us to be fully present and capture only the moments that truly mattered. The anticipation of getting the photos developed, followed by carefully placing them in physical albums, turned them into treasures for a lifetime. Today, with digital cameras, we only capture endlessly, without living in the moment.
Great, thought-provoking article. Thank you! I have been looking into making the switch to a “dumb phone” and this article convinced me to make the leap.
I use analog tools most days in making my art, it's very satisfying. I spent a few years using digital media for a while, but ended up returning to traditional media because I really missed having a tangible artefact when i'd completed a piece. There's nothing quite like it. With digital painting you'd spend hours on something that didn't exist until you printed it!
I also make clothes and love gardening, and I'm getting more time doing these things now that I'm moving away from my smartphone nonsense.
Very well-articulated article. Older technologies introduced constraints that actually deepened our cognition and made our creations more meaningful, rather than automatic. Take, for example, the analogue camera versus the digital one. With analogue cameras, a reel could hold only 36 photos, none of which could be deleted or edited. That limitation encouraged us to be fully present and capture only the moments that truly mattered. The anticipation of getting the photos developed, followed by carefully placing them in physical albums, turned them into treasures for a lifetime. Today, with digital cameras, we only capture endlessly, without living in the moment.
Great, thought-provoking article. Thank you! I have been looking into making the switch to a “dumb phone” and this article convinced me to make the leap.
This article really resonates with me since I’ve been daily journaling for a while.
My plants in my small Parisian apartments are also my way to keep the connection with the living.
Even wearing a simple watch makes me happy.
Scrolling has destroyed us and our feelings. I’m ashamed when I see my nieces growing up in this world.
Congrats for the article, this is a really good one.
I use analog tools most days in making my art, it's very satisfying. I spent a few years using digital media for a while, but ended up returning to traditional media because I really missed having a tangible artefact when i'd completed a piece. There's nothing quite like it. With digital painting you'd spend hours on something that didn't exist until you printed it!
I also make clothes and love gardening, and I'm getting more time doing these things now that I'm moving away from my smartphone nonsense.