It’s interesting how the world is so different today to a year ago, or even 10 or 25 years ago. I usually contextualise this in terms of how we consume media. I remember replacing all of my LPs with CDs 25 years ago; 10 years ago, I was converting these CDs to a digital format and storing them on my iPhone; today, I stream music and don’t have any physical representation of my music collection.
More importantly is how we think about relationships and social connections within the same timeframe. A quarter-century ago, most of my discussions were with friends in pubs; 10 years ago, it was on Twitter and Facebook; and today, it’s on Instagram and TikTok.