Recently I’ve felt like there are nearly an infinite amount of things that could excite me greatly and plunge me down their respective rabbit holes, but I’ve started to become more selective about what things I choose spend a lot of time learning about and pursuing. I think with any hobby/skill/creative endeavor, there’s some new perspective to be made from that initial burst of excitement with it, then kind of of a lull/slope off with the rewards to be had from it, then pushing past that lull reveals a whole new world of treasures. I think these new treasures are what I seek in life ;).
novelty seeking and intense bouts of enthusiasm are two things i feel like i have a lot of experience chasing. i don’t think there is anything wrong with these things - i feel programmed to feel stagnant without growth narratives and diving into something new is a great way to hack that feeling.
some people might be natural farmers whereas others are hunter gatherers. a bit reductive, but, most professional work is basically farming which i struggle with a lot.
my bias is that farming type strategies are the only approach for getting significant long term results though - wealth from the corporate ladder, great strength from a good lifting routine, a profound relationship from years of investment, nurturing and effort. i don’t think TPAB could have come from someone with an inconsistent relationship with hip hop.
is that really true though? it’s hard to say. the humdrum farming types certainly appreciate when the circus comes to town so that they can go see the elephant. but it’s hard to argue that food isn’t more fundamental than acrobatics.
obviously we need both, but how do we properly value hunter gatherers when much of society relies on the output of farmers? are hunter gatherer types just immature/selfish? i don’t think so.
my ego craves farming style outputs but it doesn’t really feel like me tbh. can we build more dynamic farming environments in terms of work, relationships, arts etc that secure our basic needs? do hunter gatherers inherently require communities that generously fill each others gaps and inconsistencies?
difficulty maintaining self belief, optimism and sanity when not pursuing security (immigrant parent life) is something i’ve been trying to build myself out of. but i have to admit i do feel like farmers are the ones empowering me to be able to do so. maybe i just underrate what we bring to the table
For me, I see hunter-gatherers as those community members depended upon to choose ideas, as they can identify which ones are feasible. They may not implement the entire result, but they'll evaluate options. I think of venture capitalists, content creators/curators, artists, entrepreneurs, etc.
Like I imagine the hunter-gatherer forages and kills rabbits and collects berries and nuts and funnily shaped snails and has to decide which will kill ya (or make ya poop bad) and which ones to feed to the folks. The farmer then integrates whatever new element they've chosen into the fields, either raising new livestock or growing new grain, likely following a combo of instructions and instinct.
So while society seems to value farmers, the balance between the two is skewed. Farmers are associated with "hard work pays off" and hunter-gatherers are portrayed as eccentric and heartless/awkward and associated with phrases like "lightning in a bottle." Schools fail to inspire H.G.-ness in kids. Instead, half of them do Quiz Bowl where they memorize and spit up world factz for no reason. We're not taught or trained in practicing the creation, accumulation, and evaluation of our own ideas.
This isn't a certain answer but maybe that relationship between hunter-gatherer and farmer has eroded and now we're living in separate worlds instead of together in balance? And since there are more farmers and the whole world is an industrial farm and there seem to be no new woodlands for hunter-gatherers to explore, we're taught that hunter-gatherers are useless because their strengths produce no obvious value?
I dunno, my thoughts sort of ran away from me on this one. Tweet away Yovanne Hefflemore.
Recently I’ve felt like there are nearly an infinite amount of things that could excite me greatly and plunge me down their respective rabbit holes, but I’ve started to become more selective about what things I choose spend a lot of time learning about and pursuing. I think with any hobby/skill/creative endeavor, there’s some new perspective to be made from that initial burst of excitement with it, then kind of of a lull/slope off with the rewards to be had from it, then pushing past that lull reveals a whole new world of treasures. I think these new treasures are what I seek in life ;).
Anyways, great post as always dood
novelty seeking and intense bouts of enthusiasm are two things i feel like i have a lot of experience chasing. i don’t think there is anything wrong with these things - i feel programmed to feel stagnant without growth narratives and diving into something new is a great way to hack that feeling.
some people might be natural farmers whereas others are hunter gatherers. a bit reductive, but, most professional work is basically farming which i struggle with a lot.
my bias is that farming type strategies are the only approach for getting significant long term results though - wealth from the corporate ladder, great strength from a good lifting routine, a profound relationship from years of investment, nurturing and effort. i don’t think TPAB could have come from someone with an inconsistent relationship with hip hop.
is that really true though? it’s hard to say. the humdrum farming types certainly appreciate when the circus comes to town so that they can go see the elephant. but it’s hard to argue that food isn’t more fundamental than acrobatics.
obviously we need both, but how do we properly value hunter gatherers when much of society relies on the output of farmers? are hunter gatherer types just immature/selfish? i don’t think so.
my ego craves farming style outputs but it doesn’t really feel like me tbh. can we build more dynamic farming environments in terms of work, relationships, arts etc that secure our basic needs? do hunter gatherers inherently require communities that generously fill each others gaps and inconsistencies?
difficulty maintaining self belief, optimism and sanity when not pursuing security (immigrant parent life) is something i’ve been trying to build myself out of. but i have to admit i do feel like farmers are the ones empowering me to be able to do so. maybe i just underrate what we bring to the table
For me, I see hunter-gatherers as those community members depended upon to choose ideas, as they can identify which ones are feasible. They may not implement the entire result, but they'll evaluate options. I think of venture capitalists, content creators/curators, artists, entrepreneurs, etc.
Like I imagine the hunter-gatherer forages and kills rabbits and collects berries and nuts and funnily shaped snails and has to decide which will kill ya (or make ya poop bad) and which ones to feed to the folks. The farmer then integrates whatever new element they've chosen into the fields, either raising new livestock or growing new grain, likely following a combo of instructions and instinct.
So while society seems to value farmers, the balance between the two is skewed. Farmers are associated with "hard work pays off" and hunter-gatherers are portrayed as eccentric and heartless/awkward and associated with phrases like "lightning in a bottle." Schools fail to inspire H.G.-ness in kids. Instead, half of them do Quiz Bowl where they memorize and spit up world factz for no reason. We're not taught or trained in practicing the creation, accumulation, and evaluation of our own ideas.
This isn't a certain answer but maybe that relationship between hunter-gatherer and farmer has eroded and now we're living in separate worlds instead of together in balance? And since there are more farmers and the whole world is an industrial farm and there seem to be no new woodlands for hunter-gatherers to explore, we're taught that hunter-gatherers are useless because their strengths produce no obvious value?
I dunno, my thoughts sort of ran away from me on this one. Tweet away Yovanne Hefflemore.
took the fruits and veggies and made word salad
will probably turn this into some tw33ts
I've heard you talk about Root in rapture:) Now I know why. I like your examples of underwhelming feelings!!