I've been thinking a bit about stolzyblog's comment on Coin of My Realm: Meaning post from a few days ago. Let me quote the exchange entirely: "SB: Warmth. It’s what is missing from Robin Hansen’s “insight”. And the interesting thing about this is it seems (from watching some of his interviews) that he does not … Continue reading Warmth: Charisma & Commitment
Tag: friendship
Cancer Ghosting
https://waroncancer.com/news/cancer-ghosting/ True not only of cancer, but of any health problem. Difficult times show you who your friends are.
Nick Cave’s Three Levels of Friendship
"There seems to me to be three levels of friendship.First there is the friend who you go out and eat with, or get pissed with, who you go with to the cinema or a gig — you know, have a shared experience with.The second kind of friend is one who you can ask a favour … Continue reading Nick Cave’s Three Levels of Friendship
Oddkin
"Here’s Donna Haraway, talking about kin, in Staying with the Trouble (2):"Kin is a wild category that all sorts of people do their best to domesticate. Making kin as oddkin, rather than, or at least in addition to, godkin…troubles important matters, like to whom one is actually responsible….What shape is this kinship, where and whom … Continue reading Oddkin
Levels of Friendship in Arabic
https://www.twitter.com/TaariqIsmail/status/1402681643714985984 Zameel - someone you have a nodding acquaintance withJalees - someone you’re comfortable sitting with for a period of time Sameer - you have good conversation with themNadeem - a drinking companion (just tea) that you might call when you’re freeSahib - someone who’s concerned for your wellbeingRafeeq - someone you can depend upon, … Continue reading Levels of Friendship in Arabic
The Social Obscene
"In certain young people today...I notice what I find increasingly troubling: a cold-blooded grasping, a hunger to take and take and take, but never give; a massive sense of entitlement; an inability to show gratitude; an ease with dishonesty and pretension and selfishness that is couched in the language of self-care; an expectation always to … Continue reading The Social Obscene
To Make Friends
Be able to talk and shut up. Listen well, particularly for the voice that is hard to hear in yourself and in others. Remember: there is little difference between being shut out and being shut in.
Three Years Without Facebook, Most Social Media
Occasionally, I'll see an article where someone talks about giving up social media or a specific service - such as Facebook - for a week, a month, 99 days, a year, or even that it isn't possible for most people. The last may be true. If someone relies on weak ties to get through difficult … Continue reading Three Years Without Facebook, Most Social Media
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