Nate, one of the things I have been pondering after reading your essays is the possibility that this new technology and the resulting Profilicy is destructive to the ability to think slow/read well/have a meaningful life (why I prudishly avoid/judge social media) AND there is enormous room for creativity and connection, especially in the realm of poetry, which is I think the least effective « book form » of traditional literature. Thanks for these essays - exposing me to new ways of thinking and what I am trying to do with my own humble verse
I'm in total agreement. Digital technology definitely destroys attention spans and can seriously in-person social life. I'm also pretty prudish about social media...
And yeah, the unit of measurement for poetry is a poem, not a book! Plenty to think about...
This was utterly fascinating, thanks for sharing. Such an interesting mental model to look at art through. I had the realisation some months back that in my own writing I should try to be more sincere, and not hide behind humour. Authenticity is always key to good travel writing (my niche). Profilicity seems like the natural next step - need to spend some time thinking about this. Thanks!
Yeah, there's so many areas these concepts, particularly profilicity, throw light on. I think one can engage productively with all three of them as long as your aware of potential pitfalls. You're welcome and thanks for reading!
Nate, one of the things I have been pondering after reading your essays is the possibility that this new technology and the resulting Profilicy is destructive to the ability to think slow/read well/have a meaningful life (why I prudishly avoid/judge social media) AND there is enormous room for creativity and connection, especially in the realm of poetry, which is I think the least effective « book form » of traditional literature. Thanks for these essays - exposing me to new ways of thinking and what I am trying to do with my own humble verse
"seriously disrupt"
I'm in total agreement. Digital technology definitely destroys attention spans and can seriously in-person social life. I'm also pretty prudish about social media...
And yeah, the unit of measurement for poetry is a poem, not a book! Plenty to think about...
This was utterly fascinating, thanks for sharing. Such an interesting mental model to look at art through. I had the realisation some months back that in my own writing I should try to be more sincere, and not hide behind humour. Authenticity is always key to good travel writing (my niche). Profilicity seems like the natural next step - need to spend some time thinking about this. Thanks!
Yeah, there's so many areas these concepts, particularly profilicity, throw light on. I think one can engage productively with all three of them as long as your aware of potential pitfalls. You're welcome and thanks for reading!
Wonderfully said, thanks for putting this together and before us.