Abie Cohen

Humans are not being commoditized. Certain things that we thought only we could do are.

“The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller. The storyteller sets the vision, values and agenda of an entire generation that is to come.”

— Steve Jobs

Imagine being at Mount Sinai: The Exodus happens! You and your family are freed from bondage. You have every reason to think your life is about to be as good as you’ve always dreamed it could be. Instead, you’re left wandering the desert for 40 years. It’s miserable, and hard, and feels like it might be endless. Finally, your time comes! Or you... See more

I get it, humans - me included - are like this sometimes, and I have a great deal of compassion for it, but I do not want to be in a relationship with someone who's straining against themselves. Judgment is never isolated; if I become one with them, their inward violence will slam up against me, too. I don't want to be put in a position where my... See more

because you want to be long optionality into increasing volatility, for example. There was going to be something about writing fewer, deeper pieces, and about leaving room to experiment.