I guess I’m an old fashioned modernist. As you can likely tell from my photo (and it is me, not an NFT), I’ve been on the planet Earth for a while and have seen strange things like rattlesnakes and rotary phones, and have received a great deal of handwritten (or at least typewritten [remember typewriters, anybody?]) cards and letters when paper cards and letters were the principal means of communication.
Yet when the age of glorious internet fell upon us, I was there with hands outstretched to receive its glorious conveniences because I enjoyed the benefits of obtaining information for which I am a glutton without the need to walk down to the physical library on their inconvenient schedule.
And so now I am a hybrid human/electronic creature, made of flesh and IP addresses that feed me information and entertainment and my addictions and my heartshaped notices of new events and happenings while I still 100% relate to the old-school traditions of walking down to the coffee café and reading a paper note from a friend in a far land, and therefore love your idea Minna, if not in cellulose reality at least in spirit.
The old fashioned modernist in me recognizes a lot in what you're describing. A while back I shared my tech timeline to 'analyze' where it all began, this tech journey. I've always loved technology and at the same time held on to the analogue life. https://twitter.com/medgladje/status/1448079637129711617?s=20
I've reflected on what I call velocity for a long time. Something is speeding up. I think I am not alone in sensing this.
Thank you, Claire! You're correct - I love the one million lovely letters! That could have been me when I was a young teenager. I probably wrote close to that many letters! :-)))
Isn't it a whole level better? Glad you commented! I'm trying to keep the handwritten tradition alive, and will soon offer the next issue of The Handwritten Newsletter.
"Handwritten NFTs" you put that lovely as a way to connect with my generation and younger. I haven't had the experience of sending and waiting for letters via post from friends. But vague memories when younger among friends sharing hand-to-hand letters—of pages stapled together—adorned with cute, warm feelings from magazine cut-outs, stickers, and colorful ink. That quickly jumped to pen-palling on Skype. Foreshadowing... the memories made online have yet to manifest as tangible tokens in meat space to look back on. Ink is the mightier correspondence.
I guess I’m an old fashioned modernist. As you can likely tell from my photo (and it is me, not an NFT), I’ve been on the planet Earth for a while and have seen strange things like rattlesnakes and rotary phones, and have received a great deal of handwritten (or at least typewritten [remember typewriters, anybody?]) cards and letters when paper cards and letters were the principal means of communication.
Yet when the age of glorious internet fell upon us, I was there with hands outstretched to receive its glorious conveniences because I enjoyed the benefits of obtaining information for which I am a glutton without the need to walk down to the physical library on their inconvenient schedule.
And so now I am a hybrid human/electronic creature, made of flesh and IP addresses that feed me information and entertainment and my addictions and my heartshaped notices of new events and happenings while I still 100% relate to the old-school traditions of walking down to the coffee café and reading a paper note from a friend in a far land, and therefore love your idea Minna, if not in cellulose reality at least in spirit.
The old fashioned modernist in me recognizes a lot in what you're describing. A while back I shared my tech timeline to 'analyze' where it all began, this tech journey. I've always loved technology and at the same time held on to the analogue life. https://twitter.com/medgladje/status/1448079637129711617?s=20
I've reflected on what I call velocity for a long time. Something is speeding up. I think I am not alone in sensing this.
https://acabinetofcuriosities.substack.com/p/expectations-of-velocity
So happy you like my idea! More to come soon!
"A handwritten NFT" - absolute genius explaination 🤣
Haha, thanks! I have to disclose that I took a detour into NFT-land when it was beginning to go crazy a couple of years ago.
https://acabinetofcuriosities.substack.com/p/the-florapy-collection
End result? Zero sales! But I learned a lot about how to set up a wallet etc.
What a gorgeous idea. Think you’ll love this project - https://onemillionlovelyletters.com/
Thank you, Claire! You're correct - I love the one million lovely letters! That could have been me when I was a young teenager. I probably wrote close to that many letters! :-)))
Ahh I LOVED writing letters too. Still do really...
Love this idea.
I'm already subscribed: where can I pay you the $10 to receive a glorious handwritten NFT?
Wow, thank you Craig! It means a lot getting your approval!
Here's the link to the order form: https://forms.gle/FvC5Pk1JTKgjbR458
Did this myself in the early 2000s. I didn’t like the growing ubiquity of computers. I took it further and wrote with a fountain pen, in calligraphy.
Wonderful! Calligraphy is beautiful.
I love hand written communication!
Isn't it a whole level better? Glad you commented! I'm trying to keep the handwritten tradition alive, and will soon offer the next issue of The Handwritten Newsletter.
I received my first copy of your handwritten newsletter yesterday and my daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I think this is a great idea!
"Handwritten NFTs" you put that lovely as a way to connect with my generation and younger. I haven't had the experience of sending and waiting for letters via post from friends. But vague memories when younger among friends sharing hand-to-hand letters—of pages stapled together—adorned with cute, warm feelings from magazine cut-outs, stickers, and colorful ink. That quickly jumped to pen-palling on Skype. Foreshadowing... the memories made online have yet to manifest as tangible tokens in meat space to look back on. Ink is the mightier correspondence.