Saving the Suburbs

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There’s a section of a John Mayer interview in the offbeat documentary California Typewriter where the guitarist muses on his philosophy towards technology in his day to day life. “I think the best way to live is to incorporate the best of the last hundred years into a hybrid that works.” Specifically, in regard to why he uses typewriters, he says: “I’m not using it because it’s hip. It’s the best version of the idea that’s come around.” It’s an approach…