Not a social media user. Likes to buy books to add to the pile.https://bsky.app/profile/itjohn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/itjohn.bsky.social/post/3lgog62ztks2pTime to get back to creating in 2025! Finally dusted off this old draft about the struggle of easy consumption vs actually creating something: https://9bladed.com/essay/2025-01-26-creation/ (or if you prefer to get emails, for now you can use Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/wanderingmind/p/consume-or-create)26 Jan 2025 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:qakd6kxvgynccyetjindtysw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgog62ztks2phttps://bsky.app/profile/itjohn.bsky.social/post/3ks4itvwhzc2nThat satisfaction of the first opening of a new tube of toothpaste10 May 2024 06:32 +0000at://did:plc:qakd6kxvgynccyetjindtysw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ks4itvwhzc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/itjohn.bsky.social/post/3kqjf5gtxdk2hI think we should call gold diggers wealth redistributors instead.19 Apr 2024 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:qakd6kxvgynccyetjindtysw/app.bsky.feed.post/3kqjf5gtxdk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/itjohn.bsky.social/post/3kjz45pywd52yI've somehow reached a stage in life where a good pair of socks would make a fantastic gift. Even worse, I would actually be excited by such a gift, too.28 Jan 2024 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:qakd6kxvgynccyetjindtysw/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjz45pywd52yhttps://bsky.app/profile/itjohn.bsky.social/post/3k4wy7irre42uI *might* consider giving up paper books if eink screens ever give off that perfect aroma of paper and binding glue, but not a moment sooner. Now I'll get back to sniffing I mean reading my books.14 Aug 2023 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:qakd6kxvgynccyetjindtysw/app.bsky.feed.post/3k4wy7irre42u