> notice the real world without the idea of augmenting it.

The core problem of solitude is curiosity and sonder.

When I smell fennel on a hike, I want to know what it is - yeah, this is dog fennel.

When I see a strange symbol on a taxi car, I want to know why it is 3 arrows on bow and what that is.

Seeing a strange dog and wondering what kind of dog that is (a whippet?). A glimpse of a black bird with red shoulder patches.

Hearing someone's ringtone (not these days anymore) and wonder why it is familiar ("ah, it is spelled fa9la, who'd have guessed").

There is a twinge of "This is why we can't have nice things" about the whole article for someone who can't get enough of the world you can see through your eyes.