Replied to https://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2025/05/23/all-professional-men-are-handicapped-by-not-being-allowed-to-ignore-things-which-are-useless/ (dougbelshaw.com)

One thing I’m thankful for is my family. I’ve seen a few examples recently of middle-aged guys, sometimes for reasons I kind-of understand, and sometimes for reasons I don’t, seek solace in some quite dark places. Whether that’s out-and-out belief in conspiracy theories, or taking slightly more nuanced, but definitely paranoid, view of the world, I feel like they don’t have someone who cares for them.

All professional men are handicapped by not being allowed to ignore things which are useless – Open Thinkering by Doug Belshaw

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This post has definitely left me thinking Doug. Personally, I have found myself withdrawing to my own site more and more. I rarely POSSE to social media spaces, unless I am explicitly responding to someone. I have also found myself doing more and more offline, what Austin Kleon has described as “a space for bad ideas“. In addition to writing offline, I have found myself doubling down on books. Not only do I find ‘keeping up-to-date’ exhausting, but I also find the performative nature of online spaces off-putting. Sadly, it is the world that we are in now I guess? Or maybe it is just a reflection of my privilage?

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