That’s my hope, anyhow. Sometimes I lean toward unplugging, in order work on connection with the people who share physical space with me most often, but I’ve learned so much in these spaces that it would feel like quite a loss. Instead, still striving for balance.

And 3) with the right network it helps us learn/share/refine the vocabulary and the avenues of thought we need to discuss *all this* in the real world, whether building ways forward with like-minded folks or speaking out clearly and strongly when we encounter folks who think differently.

Update: baby doing great. Toddler is completely exhausting. Regain collective sanity in… 2027?

As alluded to above, a large segment of fan discourse on social media, in response to a star sitting regularly, rapidly regresses to ‘they make millions of dollars playing games so make them do their dance for us!’ Dehumanizing for sure.

Correct, mostly driven by the brand power of superstars. ‘I paid to watch LeBron, not the Lakers bench.’ It’s tough when they play so many games and so frequently even if their total minutes per game are less than in football.