I think this going to be one of the more painful aspects of modernity especially as we work towards things like a UBI and the fear the powerful are going to exploit the most as it happens.

It’s going to involve people asking themselves a very painful question: who are you outside of work? Is there anything left inside?

What happens with your time when it’s not owned by anyone anymore? What are you going to do?

On the brighter side — we are seeing bigger and bigger artistic communities than ever before. Hollywood might be making stuff that looks like garbage (I’m looking at you Batman v. Superman) but TV is ironically better than ever. Burning Man might sell out in 30 minutes but ten more art communities will grow to take its place. Theater is seeing a huge comeback as it begins to include more than the rich white crowd. VR is in its infancy and who knows how that will shape out.

I definitely agree that it’s easy to ignore these shifts when you keep everything on the default settings, and fall into a trap of fear and despair. It keeps me going and keeps me really connected though. Funny how most of society would view art as a waste of time to consume or create when it’s really the only way I feel alive in any semblance.