One of my great laments about the world is the need for connection. It goes like this: "We are closer together than before, yet further away than we've ever been." In other words, the technology we are tethered to allows us to regularly reach out to our nearest and dearest … but we rarely do. Why? Is it the pace of modern life? Have we taken each other for granted? Or is it simply about survival, a ruthless focus, an exclusion of everything but the here, now and new? Picture that random Facebook comment you get from the friend you've been trying to ring for weeks. An 'interaction', in social marketers' parlance, is the weakest of connections.
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Let's flick your switch
It's often said that life is what happens when you're busy making plans. So I have finally stopped talking about it and decided to join the millions of culture vultures out there desperate to be heard. Just what the world needs, I hear you say: another earnest arts blog. No please don't close this tab. Think it through. We're worth it and I'll explain why.
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