Ariel Kolin
@arielkolin
Ariel Kolin
Rich kids should go to public schools. The mayor should ride the subway to work. When wealthy people get sick, they should be sent to public hospitals. Business executives should have to stand in the same airport security lines as everyone else. The very fact that people want to buy their way out of all of these experiences points to the reason why... See more
Jason Kottke • Our Unpleasant Privatized Reality
“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.”
Cole Lubchenko • Why Tokyo Works
with tiktok temporarily closed, maybe it’s time to rethink how we use the internet. imagine if instagram shut down at 9 pm, like a grocery store, or X closed at 11 pm (open late, but not 24/7).
we might all feel a little less pressure—to read, to post, to exist online all the time. maybe we’d sleep better, feel calmer, even be happier. a digital ... See more
"On closer scrutiny, it turns out that many of today's problems are a result of yesterday's solutions".
Thomas Sowell
Nearly all of my most fulfilling and exciting experiences, those that have made me feel part of a community or moment, have happened in person. I think the feeling of being surrounded by likeminded people is unparalleled.
MØRNING • Q̾u̾i̾c̾k̾ ̾F̾i̾r̾e̾: Creation Anxiety
Czech president and writer Vaclav Havel:
“Hope (...) is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but, rather, an ability to work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed. The more unpropitious the situation in which we ... See more
“Hope (...) is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but, rather, an ability to work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed. The more unpropitious the situation in which we ... See more
