Over the years, I’ve come to the realization that things will never again be the same. Growing up in the last generation to be educated in primarily off-line schools, I’ve witnessed our entire world evolving at a breathtaking pace. Technology has fully integrated itself into our lives, optimizing and replacing chunks of our day-to-day existence and affording us some incredible luxuries, yet simultaneously leaving a void we seek to fill by clinging onto the past.
We’ve glamorized old traditions–through social customs or goods and services–as a way of reconnecting with the “simpler” lives of our parents and grandparents. From handcrafted furniture to artisanal cocktails, the idea of a “traditional” production process has made a resurgence. Woody Allen once said, “Tradition is the illusion of permanence.” That quote has been bouncing around my head throughout the development of this issue. Traditions are often placed on a pedestal, blindly celebrated by the masses and rarely investigated or challenged.
Whether they are the brain-children of marketing agencies, the indoctrinations of a religion, or simply the pre-game rituals of athletes, traditions are everywhere and they influence our behaviour at all levels. Volume 10 is a shorter issue for us. It’s an abbreviated first look at the subject of traditions, the gateway drug for exploring deeper and broader topics.
If you’re anything like us and hibernating from the cold, get cozy with a warm drink and enjoy.
Cheers, Leslie
Over the years, I’ve come to the realization that things will never again be the same. Growing up in the last generation to be educated in primarily off-line schools, I’ve witnessed our entire world evolving at a breathtaking pace. Technology has fully integrated itself into our lives, optimizing and replacing chunks of our day-to-day existence and affording us some incredible luxuries, yet simultaneously leaving a void we seek to fill by clinging onto the past.
We’ve glamorized old traditions--through social customs or goods and services--as a way of reconnecting with the “simpler” lives of our parents and grandparents. From handcrafted furniture to artisanal cocktails, the idea of a “traditional” production process has made a resurgence. Woody Allen once said, “Tradition is the illusion of permanence.” That quote has been bouncing around my head throughout the development of this issue. Traditions are often placed on a pedestal, blindly celebrated by the masses and rarely investigated or challenged.
Whether they are the brain-children of marketing agencies, the indoctrinations of a religion, or simply the pre-game rituals of athletes, traditions are everywhere and they influence our behaviour at all levels. Volume 10 is a shorter issue for us. It’s an abbreviated first look at the subject of traditions, the gateway drug for exploring deeper and broader topics.
If you’re anything like us and hibernating from the cold, get cozy with a warm drink and enjoy.
Cheers, Leslie