Why Am I Watching a Glassblowing Show That’s Only Kind of Good?

Why Are We Watching a Glass Blowing Show That’s Only Kind Of Good?
At a time when nothing is predictable, there’s unexpected comfort in ‘low commitment television’
Shani Silver
·Follow
Published inForge
·
4 min read·
Jul 22, 2019
--
Photo: NetflixThis summer, Netflix served me a treat: a section on my home screen labeled “Low Commitment TV.” Seeing it lit up my overwhelmed, internet-saturated brain — here was a chance to adjust my…
--
--
Written by Shani Silver
19.1K Followers
·Writer for Forge
Author of A Single Revolution, available on Amazon. Host of A Single Serving Podcast. shanisilver[at]gmail
More from Shani Silver and Forge
Shani Silver
Generation Y Was Never Meant For Online Dating
I am Generation Y. Do not millennial me unless you’d like a kick in the teeth. I get that we’re ambiguous. Too young to be Gen X, too old…
·10 min read·May 23
--
Ross McCammon
in
Forge
The ‘2 Beers and a Puppy’ Test Is My Greatest Contribution to the World
If I’m remembered for anything, it’ll probably be a piece of advice that occasionally and randomly goes viral called “two beers and a…
·2 min read·Sep 8, 2020
--
Niklas Göke
in
Forge
You’re Not Lazy, Bored, or Unmotivated
And the cure for what really ails you can be found in an advertising slogan you’ve heard before
·9 min read·Aug 15, 2019
--
Shani Silver
Self Worth For Single People
What a concept.
·17 min read·May 16
--
See all from Shani Silver
See all from Forge
Recommended from Medium
Chris Newman
A Love Letter to Gen Z
From your Big Brother, an Older Millennial
·7 min read·Mar 10
--
Kerala Taylor
The Suburbs Are Making a Comeback. Have We Learned Nothing?
More cars, more subdivisions, more strip malls… but we know there are better ways to live
·8 min read·May 23
--
Lists
My Favorite Writing Advice & Inspo16 stories·58 saves
Stories To Help You Overcome Writer's Block8 stories·39 saves
Level Up Your Medium Game12 stories·30 saves
My Kind Of Medium (All-Time Faves)36 stories·9 saves
Yael Wolfe
The One Thing We’re All Afraid of…and Why It’s Kinda Inevitable
We can’t keep pretending that this fate is (allegedly) reserved for women without children
·8 min read·2 days ago
--
Brooke Chang
in
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
Why I’m Aiming For Adequacy, Not Perfection
Perfectionism is one of the great scourges of our time, and I’m doing my part to fight it.
·4 min read·Feb 17
--
Shani Silver
Generation Y Was Never Meant For Online Dating
I am Generation Y. Do not millennial me unless you’d like a kick in the teeth. I get that we’re ambiguous. Too young to be Gen X, too old…
·10 min read·May 23
--
Lulu
in
Hello, Love
The Unsettling Truth About Childless Women and Their Impact on Society
Beyond parenthood
·8 min read·May 19
--
See more recommendations
Help
Status
Writers
Blog
Careers
Privacy
Terms
About
Text to speech