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Questa cosa, quella di andare a leggere i post del giorno come quello di ieri ma del 2021, questa cosa mi ha fatto ricordare che una volta, solo pochi anni fa, una volta il focus di questo blog era anche un altro. Adesso, se mi leggi, e se magari mi leggi in inglese, adesso è tutta tecnologia e cose digitali. E tutto, inoltre, è tutto un lamento. Un po’ perché sono invecchiato anche io, col blog. E un po’ perché forse scrivere è riflettere, e riflettere per poi scrivere in inglese¹ per me è più complicato.

I was reading, somewhere online, but unfortunately I’ve lost track of it, a suggestion to me as a reader: “record your thoughts”.

I always enjoy reading Manuel’s posts, along with P&B interviews, about the lives of bloggers around the world, what they do, and how they ended up writing online in their own space, independent and extremely personalized.

In 1987, I was four years old. That year, the Swiss designer Adrian Frutiger created the Avenir typeface, which was then launched the following year. It is inspired by Futura, from which it also takes its name—avenir, in French, means future, just like futura in Latin. It is a typeface that I have always liked: simple, linear, easy to read, round and full in its hardness. In the early 2000s, Akira Kobayashi expanded the type family by creating Avenir Next.

I’ve mentioned in the past about Default Apps, the list of predefined software and services born last winter from the Hemispheric Views podcast. During this holiday season, I noticed that many bloggers have updated their lists¹ highlighting all the changes. It was very fascinating, once again, to browse through the posts and make some considerations.

I’m suffering a little on writing in English. And it is not for the English, which I enjoy, but for the slowing of my communication. Occasionally, I want to share quick thoughts or Italian news content, and I take a break.

Since Elon Musk started to participate in the Republican campaign for the Presidential — and overall, after the Trump winning and the initiation as external member of the next government — many Twitter/X residents were waking up and decided to left their account. Many of them signed up, almost exclusively, to Bluesky.

I climbed over the September Wall. I exclusively wrote and published this blog in English. I overcame my fear and my laziness. And I’m happy.