EP. 42 - Repair: What Have We Stopped Being Willing to Repair? On desire, consumption, attention and the things we choose to keep.
Why do we replace things so quickly?
A jacket gets a hole. A phone gets old. Something becomes difficult, inconvenient or simply less exciting—and we move on.
But what happens when the logic of replacement starts shaping more than what we buy?
In this episode, Evan explores desire, consumption, attention, restlessness and our attraction to the new. From an old jacket to a lesson from Plum Village, the conversation moves into a bigger question: what happens when we start treating relationships, work, discomfort and even ourselves as things to replace rather than repair?
Sometimes leaving is right. Sometimes something really is broken. But sometimes, perhaps, we're simply uncomfortable.
What have we stopped being willing to repair?