Interview · moment 10 of 20
Getting Lost vs. Today's Curated Danger
from Alien School (with Jessa Reed) · #89
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
3 minGuest
Tim and Jessa discuss how their generation got to 'get lost' in an analog world versus today's documented, pre-planned drug experiences, and the value of sobriety now.
- 42:44The world's never been more dangerous, but people want to pre-plan and Instagram their experiences instead of actually living.
- 43:07Tim is glad he grew up when you could get lost, experiencing the analog world before the digital one took over.
- 43:35The best experiences happen when taking a walk without a phone, something he and friends used to do constantly.
- 44:05Getting guns pulled on you was just part of growing up in the old days, something people accepted as inevitable.
- 44:26After six and a half to seven years sober, watching drunk people at bars doesn't look good or fun anymore.
- 44:54On meth he was looking for an escape from the mundane, but found a philosophical perspective that made it unnecessary later.
- 45:16People who aren't alcoholics still use alcohol as a crutch for socializing, making everything difficult and weird.
- 45:41He's grateful to be engaged in life without having to navigate it with alcohol or other substances.