I can relate to what you are saying. I just got back from attending a literary gala event and a book festival and I found that I was very turned off / bored / disdainful of so many of the people-- the "scene" that I used to find so engaging. I wasn't surprised by that, I expected that, but still, it's a downer.
So why did I even attend? Curiosity, mainly. I was hoping for some more clarity, too, at least in the conversations I have with myself.
I haven't entirely given up on the old scene, but it's a ghost of what it was to me, and I conclude that much of the reason is that most people in it are relying on support from government, foundations, and universities and schools-- all of which give the boot to "wrongthink."
Right now I am thinking that what I need to do is find my people, and that means identify **individuals** and nurture those **individual relationships**. Free-lancers, entrepreneurs, independent editors, independent scholars, and so on.
PS With one exception, my family is the same story, all vaxxed, most also boosted, several injured, no one wants to hear anything about it. At. all.
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Date: 2022-11-07 10:08 pm (UTC)Hello stcathalexandra,
I can relate to what you are saying. I just got back from attending a literary gala event and a book festival and I found that I was very turned off / bored / disdainful of so many of the people-- the "scene" that I used to find so engaging. I wasn't surprised by that, I expected that, but still, it's a downer.
So why did I even attend? Curiosity, mainly. I was hoping for some more clarity, too, at least in the conversations I have with myself.
I haven't entirely given up on the old scene, but it's a ghost of what it was to me, and I conclude that much of the reason is that most people in it are relying on support from government, foundations, and universities and schools-- all of which give the boot to "wrongthink."
Right now I am thinking that what I need to do is find my people, and that means identify **individuals** and nurture those **individual relationships**. Free-lancers, entrepreneurs, independent editors, independent scholars, and so on.
PS With one exception, my family is the same story, all vaxxed, most also boosted, several injured, no one wants to hear anything about it. At. all.