Belonging Was Always an Accident
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Some Scribblings As I Wait For Boarding
A few minutes ago, at Frankfurt Airport, a toddler darted towards me, giggling wildly as he tried to block my path. His joy was infectious, and he briefly pulled me into his world. Then I glanced up to find his family and saw what could have been a museum exhibit about the 2020s: his entire family - parents and two siblings - locked in that distinctive forward-tilt of people absorbed in their phones. This probably sounds like the setup for a bad tweet about the death of human connection, but bear with me. Before smartphones, airport gates were a peculiar kind of social experiment. Not…
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