Being a Noob
I&#x27;m pretty good at keeping up with the SOTA in subjects like crypto, AI. But it&#x27;s because I make an effort. And they interest me immensely. And it&#x27;s easy with the wealth of information online.<p>Where I find it harder to keep up is that esoteric knowledge of &quot;the culture&quot;. What is current in music and movies and art. Even interacting with young people a lot. The velocity of relevance seems to have altered significantly.<p>Another interesting take is returning to childhood passions. I used to be into sailing and thought if I have some free time I&#x27;ll take it up as a hobby again. Maybe book a class in Annapolis MD. Or charter a small yacht for a day trip in Florida during spring break.<p>But the world of sailing has just metastasized into a massive industrialized complex! Lexus has a concept luxury yacht. You can control the helm 100% using a Garmin Smart Marine Watch. There exist software platforms for archival wind data.<p>Don&#x27;t get me wrong, it&#x27;s awesome. But there is an activation energy. And I am sure there are still single person Hobie Cats available. But it does make you feel as if you need to be all-in or else exist in a perpetual state of n00b-ishness ;)