being open to magic - by Spencer Chang - spencer's thoughts
I've been thinking about the concept of home and digital homelessness recently with a prompt from my friend jasmine, especially with my time in nyc lately feeling out what it feels like to be a part of that community. A lot of people who live in New York talk about the incredible, overwhelming social presence of the city.
I've been thinking about the concept of home and digital homelessness recently with a prompt from my friend jasmine, especially with my time in nyc lately feeling out what it feels like to be a part of that community. A lot of people who live in New York talk about the incredible, overwhelming social presence of the city. It's neverending fun. There's always more to do. At the same time, I talked to someone who hadn't found a community that they identified with in New York, like they found visiting SF. I find that dichotomy interesting, how so much of the outward aesthetic of NYC is tied to…
related reading
- so, this might be the greatest city in the worldnotkhalid.substack.com
- Cities and Ambitionpaulgraham.com
- People, Parties, and the Whispers of SF | LiamHzliamhz.com
- Welcome to New York | thesephist.comthesephist.com
- why I left nyc - by Kasra - Bits of Wonderbitsofwonder.co
- The truth about SF vs. NYC: REVEALEDsubstack.com
- NY and SF: A tale of two citiesrobin-guo.com
- Leaving San Francisco (for now)rachdele.substack.com
- san francisco: beauty in what's brokenmathu.substack.com
- I burned down my social life and started againannebenven.substack.com
- What's That Smell in San Francisco?spenceryen.substack.com
- marketable uniquenessspencerchang.substack.com