You conclusion reminds me of a quote from Kurt Vonnegut:
"[When Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope] Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And, see some great looking babes. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And, and ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is, is we're here on Earth to fart around. And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And, what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And, we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."
Dear Sam, I loved your Zoom talk. I wonder whether you are familiar with the work of folks like John McKnight and Peter Block and the Asset-Based Community Development group in Chicago. You and they seem to be on the same wavelength regarding the importance of personal connection and very local community development. It was great to “see” you yesterday, one benefit of technology. Thanks for the work you and your colleagues are doing to keep community alive.
You conclusion reminds me of a quote from Kurt Vonnegut:
"[When Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope] Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And, see some great looking babes. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And, and ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is, is we're here on Earth to fart around. And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And, what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And, we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."
I think they would be very interested in your work, too!
Dear Sam, I loved your Zoom talk. I wonder whether you are familiar with the work of folks like John McKnight and Peter Block and the Asset-Based Community Development group in Chicago. You and they seem to be on the same wavelength regarding the importance of personal connection and very local community development. It was great to “see” you yesterday, one benefit of technology. Thanks for the work you and your colleagues are doing to keep community alive.