Ceramicist in a no-signal Yorkshire village on what he thinks about all day: 'pots mostly'
jjvincent · x · 2026-10-25
Journalist jjvincent visited a ceramicist friend working in a studio with no phone signal in a tiny Yorkshire village. Francis Lloyd-Jones doesn't listen to podcasts or music—only occasionally the radio—and when asked what he thinks about all day, answered: "well, pots mostly."
Follow-up clarifications: he's not single, his parents aren't wealthy, he's just been making pots for many years. Photos of his ceramics included. The post resonated in tech circles as a counterpoint to constant connectivity and content consumption.
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