{"id":302027,"date":"2025-06-19T17:25:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/adventure\/two-different-mountains-semi-rad-com\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T17:25:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:25:19","slug":"two-different-mountains-semi-rad-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=302027","title":{"rendered":"Two Different Mountains \u2013 Semi-Rad.com"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

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\"garlic,<\/p>\n

We were interviewing a writer<\/strong> whose work I admire
and he mentioned that someone told him<\/p>\n

that we now have the technology
that can write articles for you, super fast<\/p>\n

And he said Wait, no, what I enjoy is writing the article,
not holding it in my hand and saying \u201cthis is the thing that I did\u201d<\/p>\n

I have nothing against minced garlic in a jar
but what I really like is when I have the time<\/p>\n

to chop the garlic myself
when I tell myself that it\u2019s important<\/p>\n

Important enough to take two minutes
to get out a knife my friend Mitsu gave me,<\/p>\n

And the cutting board my brother made for me,
and peel the cloves and cut them into tiny pieces<\/p>\n

It is two fingers on my wrist checking for a pulse
and one small, symbolic middle finger<\/p>\n

to optimizing everything we possibly can
just because we can<\/p>\n

Chopping the garlic is of course objectively harder
than using the minced stuff from the jar<\/p>\n

but maybe part of me likes it because I think
it makes the story of the meal I cooked better<\/p>\n

Of course, not everything good in life is difficult
there\u2019s eating pizza, of course<\/p>\n

and naps and and looking at sunsets
that happen without any effort from me<\/p>\n

But everybody has their own list of things
that are, to them, Worth The Effort<\/p>\n

Like making your own coffee or taking a photo
or raising a kid or remodeling a house<\/p>\n

I guess what we\u2019re all asking ourselves
nowadays, in our Brave New World<\/p>\n

(and isn\u2019t it just a Somewhat Braver, Newer
World than last year, and the year before that)<\/p>\n

is which parts of being human
we want to fast-forward through<\/p>\n

and which parts of being human
we want to keep doing with our selves<\/p>\n

I have put skins on skis and skied uphill
right next to a perfectly functioning chairlift<\/p>\n

And I have hiked to the top of a peak
that has a paved road all the way to its summit<\/p>\n

Climbing using only my legs and feet
and climbing using the aid of a machine<\/p>\n

well, most people would say,
those are two different experiences<\/p>\n

Or are they two different mountains?<\/p>\n

\u2014<\/p>\n

If you enjoyed this piece, please consider\u00a0supporting my work<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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