These days we don’t usually watch something at the same time as our friends…but we often see the same thing at ABOUT the same time.
In time to both have seen it by the next time we hang out.
(I’m surprised (and maybe I shouldn’t be) at how often Have you seen…is met with Yes)
So both of of seeing the same thing at the same time vs. at about the same time usually has the same positive effect…which is that we can connect through it when we talk to each other.
The other good thing about ‘about the same time’ is that if I tell you about something that you just gotta see, there’s a bunch of ways you can go see it. You didn’t have to be there with me. You didn’t miss out. You can catch up. We can be together on this.
»» And this is why live shows are so wonderfully different. You can’t see a live show at about the same time. You’re either there or you aren’t. One night only. Never to be repeated the exact same way again. It’s there and then it’s gone. To be shared only by the people in the room. A different sort of together.
