I wanted to be specific at first with this newsletter, but the more I write it, the more I realize that news and politics bleed into many different areas. Some of those areas I am very interested in, ranging from technology to media to geopolitics, international issues, hyperlocal topics, and more. It increasingly feels like I want to explore a wide range of subjects rather than stay confined to a single lane.
There is also a YouTuber I have always found interesting. He has around half a million followers and originally started by talking about baseball, but over time he expanded into many different topics. Essentially, he talks about whatever he is interested in, and it seems to work. Some videos perform better than others, but overall it feels like an artistic and creative outlet for him, a space where he can explore his interests without being overly concerned about building a rigid brand, and instead focus on expression.
I love this column! And totally agree with you about Bad Bunny; in fact, after seeing him on SNL and hearing his challenge to learn enough Spanish in four months to understand his monologue, my husband and I are doing exactly that! (Okay realistically we've achieved moderate success using Duolingo...) The point is, political consultants aside, change and influence may come from anywhere and I'd love to see my fellow Gen X peeps shake off their complacency and join the fight. Learn Spanish. Stay awake. Vote. Show up and protest. Engage locally. I'll be curious to see where we are in January 2027. It better not be Greenland.
Depends on your viewpoint. Are you trying to convert in any particular area or trying to show your knowledge and intelligence.
Failed the first and won the second.
I wanted to be specific at first with this newsletter, but the more I write it, the more I realize that news and politics bleed into many different areas. Some of those areas I am very interested in, ranging from technology to media to geopolitics, international issues, hyperlocal topics, and more. It increasingly feels like I want to explore a wide range of subjects rather than stay confined to a single lane.
There is also a YouTuber I have always found interesting. He has around half a million followers and originally started by talking about baseball, but over time he expanded into many different topics. Essentially, he talks about whatever he is interested in, and it seems to work. Some videos perform better than others, but overall it feels like an artistic and creative outlet for him, a space where he can explore his interests without being overly concerned about building a rigid brand, and instead focus on expression.
I think I am going to do the same here.
I’ll take that. Thank you haha
Ok now you're a complete NYTimes rolled into one.
LOL. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
I love this column! And totally agree with you about Bad Bunny; in fact, after seeing him on SNL and hearing his challenge to learn enough Spanish in four months to understand his monologue, my husband and I are doing exactly that! (Okay realistically we've achieved moderate success using Duolingo...) The point is, political consultants aside, change and influence may come from anywhere and I'd love to see my fellow Gen X peeps shake off their complacency and join the fight. Learn Spanish. Stay awake. Vote. Show up and protest. Engage locally. I'll be curious to see where we are in January 2027. It better not be Greenland.
Thank you. Yeah Bad Bunny will do well as long as he doesn’t do something to alienate people.