Agalia Tan

I’m always thinking about that Raúl Zurita quote that people put on Tumblr: Toda declaración de amor es urgente porque vamos a morir [every declaration of love is urgent because we’re going to die]. In real life, obviously, you cannot declare love to just anyone. You have to go with the flow, wait on other people’s time, accept their ambivalence,... See more

Gertruda Gilyte, another Protein contributor, responded to the lament, desires and questions I’d laid down with a potent thought about “what the future of ‘wellness’ (or ‘self-care’) can bring in both utopian and dystopian ways”. She proposed the counter centres around craft. Making our own sourdough, kimchi, gardening, foraging, knitting –... See more

As founders, community leaders, and shapers of these new cultures, this is the most important question we have to ask. Because we’ve seen that we’re not only creating culture: we’re producing personality in people. In other words, we’re creating types of guys.

And here’s what’s really sad: Many, many people in this world are terrified of real connection that unfolds in real time. This means that anything that makes you seem real will set them on edge. They would prefer a painted backdrop, where they can mouth the same lines and get the same predictable responses from everyone they meet. They don’t even... See more