Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
Nerd
Brad Barrish
bradbarrish.com
We are very fluent in blunt, materialistic, capitalist questions: What? How soon? How much? What I hope that we can learn to do is add questions of moral imagination to that mix: questions like “Why?” and “To what human effect?” and “How much is enough?”
The On Being Project • Living the Questions
Stream the Eno documentary worldwide — Oh You Pretty Things
ohyouprettythings.com
I was lucky enough to see a live screening with the filmmaker and cannot recommend it more highly. Even if you’re only casually aware of Eno’s work, you are sure to enjoy this.
This week is probably the closest we’ve ever gotten in my lifetime to the brink of nuclear-powered World War 3, yet people seem strangely indifferent to the developments. I share in this under-reaction. Shouldn’t we, I don’t know, have a stronger collective reaction?
Venkatesh Rao • Ark Head
Music and
The “I have taste” starter pack.
The Extraordinary Rise in the Wealth of Older American Households
nber.org
There has been a seismic shift in age-wealth profiles in the U.S. over years 1983 to 2022. The most notable is the sharp rise in the relative household wealth of age group 75 and over. Correspondingly, the relative wealth holdings of all other age groups dropped over these years.
It’s tempting to trade credibility for fame.
Seth Godin • The fame/trust inversion
Seth-isms and
