I recently read Peter Gray's piece on how we're robbing kids of the ability to play. I wonder if the same thing is happening on the web.

veen:

Thanks for writing, nice piece.

    But when was the last time I saw a blinking cursor and thought: let’s play? Forget how people will respond, whether it will get any clicks of pageviews. Just play. How far would it go in changing the ethos of the web if those of us who live, work, and play here would just loosen the fuck up?

I would be more happy if I could do that. Every time I post something on social media or on email, I feel like everyone's judging me. When I post something not within the rules of the medium, I can expect comments from some friends I see daily. It's definitely holding me back from posting at all, even though I should know better than that.


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