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Always On, Always Connected, Always Searching, Always Distracted
I started writing this post on my iPhone during an overnight stay on Prince Edward Island (PEI) sometime in 2015. One stop on a short road trip in Canada.
Neon signs stacked ten stories high, pachinko parlors that assault the ears, video screens larger than tennis courts, all while pedestrians move with quiet determination, rarely making eye contact, maintaining their personal space in a crush of humanity. I find myself falling down rabbit holes of obscure blogs that document abandoned places and forgotten corners of the country, depopulation, failed development projects, the ghosts of Japan’s bubble era. I don’t care how highbrow or lowbrow the culture is or how you define it: television, film, books, music, comics, photography, art, boats, antiques, programming, sport, snowboarding, travel, cars, wine, beer, food, drugs, clothing, celebrities, whatever.
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