"But I don’t know anything about them because they don’t want me to know about them. And that kind of not knowing just makes me smile."
I've stumbled on a couple of groups lately that specifically don't have FB groups or public podcasts or a place where you can "find them" online. You have to be invited in. Once there, it's a lot like the same kind of fannish interest groups, but there's also an attempt to be kinda secret society-ish in order to make it more meaningful. One of the groups is still pretty damn big (in the thousands), but in less than a year, they've started meet ups and gatherings trying to make it something more than just a subreddit or FB group or whatever.
Still feels like play, tho. And that's one thing that gets me is how much culture now is *just* play. Like you said about music in your late teens/20's, "culture" was part of identity creation. The music and books were and still ARE a part of me. But I'm not quite sure how my kids feel about all the stuff they consume. They know a lot and absorb a lot, but they don't *identify* with it.
"But I don’t know anything about them because they don’t want me to know about them. And that kind of not knowing just makes me smile."
I've stumbled on a couple of groups lately that specifically don't have FB groups or public podcasts or a place where you can "find them" online. You have to be invited in. Once there, it's a lot like the same kind of fannish interest groups, but there's also an attempt to be kinda secret society-ish in order to make it more meaningful. One of the groups is still pretty damn big (in the thousands), but in less than a year, they've started meet ups and gatherings trying to make it something more than just a subreddit or FB group or whatever.
Still feels like play, tho. And that's one thing that gets me is how much culture now is *just* play. Like you said about music in your late teens/20's, "culture" was part of identity creation. The music and books were and still ARE a part of me. But I'm not quite sure how my kids feel about all the stuff they consume. They know a lot and absorb a lot, but they don't *identify* with it.
We are the weirdest sleepwalkers, yes! Onward and wayward....