The weird 2021 feeling is the feeling we've gone from living in the real world, augmented by "virtual stuff", to living in a digital realm, with the "real world" as an occasional breakout room, or as a background. Even before the pandemic, in many countries for many demographic, more awake hours were spent online than off. We grew up going ONTO the internet, we used modems to go "online" & would then swiftly return to "reality". We had lines. Space, time & our perceptions of reality now seem to bend. The feeling of connection seems more about intimacy than presence. Distance seems utterly irrelevant (Unless close enough to touch). One can live a life augmented by the presence of others constantly, despite being alone. Time & even Time zones seem less relevant than ever. Intimacy seems grounded more in ability to be vulnerable, than the time you've spent together. It becomes aystemetric in the age of "following" & "followers" I've long laughed at instagram types as they constantly scouted the planet seeing museums/art/mountains/gigs purely as backgrounds for images to take. But for many of us now, the real world seems like the context and backdrop to a mainly virtual world,but as embellishment to where life really seems to happen. Online …see more