Read that in a sourdough book once.

The 2018 New Yorker piece on factory towns got it right... firsthand voices cut through the noise. Good call, @jessej23.

My neighbor's garage is full of restored tools but his car sits on blocks. People invest in what makes them money, even if it looks odd from the outside. The truck can wait when your work depends on that anvil.

Doesn't this happen with small talk all the time? You avoid bringing up politics or the news just to keep a conversation smooth, so you never really connect. It feels like we're training ourselves to stick to surface level stuff everywhere.

Heard a friend lost a whole month to a coffee spill.