Ian Marsh
Social change (how it can happen)
bottle falls on the floor – people look around – people get tired of people looking – look pissed off – insulted – look away – more distance. Don’t look back (Swedes). Problem: people are too isolated and not used to interaction. bus and timetable – wait and less efficient and / or drive off … Read more
Football tropes
Why can’t football questions be more insightful? Always a focus on the star player. We know journalists like to individualise a person. Stars have the limelight anyway (Mbappe, Messi, Neymar). In the Qatar 2022 world cup, the crowd, the journalists and cameras (a la CR7) only focussed on the stars. I never heard, “What’s the … Read more
Refinement
Japanese culture Beginning to end, do a pass and then fiddle, refine, improve Cooking. Grandma’s have refined 5 dishes to near perfection.
Reflections on atomic lifestyles
we are all becoming increasingly independent. well before the financial crisis, cost of living crisis.