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Watches weren’t meant to receive emails

Underrated benefits of having a kid in NYC 1. Proximity to essentials is huge Out of milk? One block to the deli. Kids sick? Two blocks to pediatrician. The small errands of the suburbs are more time consuming because everything requires a car. 2. Closeness to friends We rarely plan dates or times to link up with friends. We have a handful of friends within a 20m walk; so weekend AMs are usually impromptu coffee + park hangs. 3. Not having to load kid in car Stroller or walking around beats the car 8 out of 10 times. 4. Exposure to a lot of life We have friends in the burbs of LA who, in the summer are mostly housebound with their nanny. We are perpetually out and about with our daughter — in restaurants, delis, coffee shops, w/ other kids; this kind of constant daily exposure is (I would guess) beneficial to their development and keeps us from sitting at home and watching tv 4. Entertainment is walking around On weekends we just walk around, somewhat aimlessly, doing errands together, stopping at parks, etc. allows for much more spontenaity and less pre planned “what are we doing today..”

What’s the coldest quote you lot ever heard?

At breakfast club LA yesterday, a few of us elder millennials discussed the dire state of nightlife in the city. Bars and clubs shutting down, people not being outside in general. A few folks around the table were actual venue owners or operators, hospitality business owners, worked at liquor brands, and former nightlife execs/party organizers, etc so they could see it decline over time with their own eyes (not coming to these conclusions because of reading Substacks or TikTok trend forecasting etc). Young people not dancing as much, alcohol sales cratering, not enough people having fun, few expressions of joy, everyone worried about $. What money is being spent might be reallocating to the wellness economy (someone in the discussion actually ran a retreat, but even she remarked on the lack of socialization balance in LA). This tweet below reminds me of that. Why aren’t we dancing anymore? Do we still want to laugh? Anyhow, it was a pretty sobering conversation, with all of us questioning if we are just older and washed and just don’t know what’s what. Our collective hope is that the fun was all happening at house parties and underground spots that were gatekept from people like us - this was the hope. Because otherwise it was easy to come to the conclusion that “people have retreated almost entirely online to socialize,” and “NYC feels like the only city where people still go out out regularly.”

Who is your favorite athlete to play for a DC sports team?

When’s last time you were truly in awe of a movie, book, article, podcast, play, or piece of art?