I waded through the deluge of academic and Silicon Valley offerings for connection – here’s what was most appealing
The solar eclipse was about to begin, and I’d forgotten to get dark glasses. The local libraries in Los Angeles were all out of them. Rumors that 7-Eleven might have them turned out to be false. But outside the convenience store, gazing upward, was a group of strangers sharing a single pair. As they passed it from person to person, I got up my courage and asked to join in, catching the strange crescent in the nick of time.
On the way home, I chatted with others gazing upward. My neighbors and I looked into alternative viewing methods involving holes poked in paper. I returned to my apartment to texts from friends who used colanders to view the sun; Instagram was full of acquaintances claiming the path of totality had changed their lives. In work chats, people described gatherings with strangers on New York rooftops.
Continue reading… I waded through the deluge of academic and Silicon Valley offerings for connection – here’s what was most appealingThe solar eclipse was about to begin, and I’d forgotten to get dark glasses. The local libraries in Los Angeles were all out of them. Rumors that 7-Eleven might have them turned out to be false. But outside the convenience store, gazing upward, was a group of strangers sharing a single pair. As they passed it from person to person, I got up my courage and asked to join in, catching the strange crescent in the nick of time.On the way home, I chatted with others gazing upward. My neighbors and I looked into alternative viewing methods involving holes poked in paper. I returned to my apartment to texts from friends who used colanders to view the sun; Instagram was full of acquaintances claiming the path of totality had changed their lives. In work chats, people described gatherings with strangers on New York rooftops. Continue reading… Loneliness, Los Angeles, Society, Friendship, Life and style
