Sylvain Soffiati
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Sylvain Soffiati
Traveler, there is no path
By Antonio Machado
Traveler, your footprints
Are the path and nothing more;
Traveler, there is no path,
The path is made by walking.
By walking the path is made
And when you look back
You’ll see a road
Never to be trodden again.
Traveler, there is no path,
Only trails across the sea…
Tocqueville Paradox: As the living standards in a society rise, the people’s expectations of the society rise with it. The rise in expectations eventually surpasses the rise in living standards, inevitably resulting in disaffection (and sometimes populist uprisings).
Human expression was perfected into pithy thought-capsules (Twitter, LinkedIn), glamour shots (Instagram), and performative soundbites (TikTok), all perfect carriers for human emotions and — most importantly — ADVERTISING, which we were also now expected to do, newly equipped with our “personal brands.”
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Yancey Strickler • Formulary for New Media
6. One of the clearest signs of intelligence is being able to hear an opinion you disagree with and not act emotionally
Catherine Coy
Prayer for the Suburbs
Let them be safe as houses, lined up
like people waiting for something to happen.
Let them be square as boxes,
more square than milk cartons.
Let them keep a small distance
from the sidewalk and the curb,
some space to breathe, but just enough
to separate what is mortgaged
from what the town maintains.
Let them marvel at t
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