The Hubble Deep Field images were groundbreaking observations made by the Hubble Space Telescope in the mid-1990s, initiated by astronomer Robert Williams. The project involved pointing the telescope at an apparently empty patch of sky in the constellation Ursa Major for 10 consecutive days, collecting light from extremely faint and distant galaxies. The resulting image, containing over 3,000 galaxies of various ages, shapes, and colors, revealed the universe to be far more complex and populated than previously thought.
The last eighteen months came with almost more changes than I could handle—the most pivotal of which was ejecting myself from the stable confines of pre-built systems after 17+ years of schooling followed by three years of corporate work to pursue “my own thing,” a path as exhilarating as it is undefined. Every day is a fresh cocktail of mixed emotions: the intoxicating thrill of starting from scratch mingled with the sobering weight of needing to make it work.
Amidst this daily tumult, there consistently remains an ever-growing sense of optimism, a strengthening sense of control in my life, and a rediscovered, child-like sense of awe in how infinite, continuous, and complex the world is.
I recently unearthed this tweet (above) about using the internet like a telescope to peer far beyond our immediate purview and seek out values, lifestyles, and “the others” who align with who we uniquely are.
Once we’ve cleared through the noise of platforms, junkified with cheap dopamine hits and someone-always-trying-to-sell-you-something, and curated our online corners to aid us in our search, the internet becomes an engine of boundless opportunity and excitement with which we can begin shaping our very real world.
In the near future, starting with this piece, I’m hoping to write a bit more often to let “the others” know who I am and where to find me.