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Mark Starlin's avatar

I agree. We traded social interaction for "social media" and have suffered because of it.

My parents used to say, "Go outside and play." That was great life advice. We need to keep playing (sports, music, hobbies, etc.) even as adults. It relieves stress and makes life bearable. Go play. Have fun. Being serious all the time is depressing.

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Malcolm Gilderdale's avatar

This essay is a joy to read. I loved it from the jump but I subscribed as of this paragraph:

"It was so fucking fun."

Over the past week I've realized that having more fun in my life is not just a nice idea, it may be critical to the survival of my marriage and to breaking me out of the crust of my natural inwardness.

And also: it's fun. I have two kids, I'm 45, I work a job, but I'm not dead. Thanks for the life-giving reminder. I'm going to look for Mitch at the top of that slide now...

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