Sarah
And beauty is the antithesis of comfort. We crush Her with our false positivity, our fake smiles and affirmations. But beauty annihilates all that in an instant, like Rilke’s angel who is truly terrifying to behold.
Andrew Sweeny • Beauty
Vision Con - By L. M. Sacasas - The Convivial Society
theconvivialsociety.substack.comtheconvivialsociety.substack.comSocial media is a gallery of ideas, not a popularity contest. Show up as your true self so you can find your true people. If you try to please everyone you’ll end up pleasing no one.
James McCrae • Being an artist in the age of algorithms
Audiences can’t magically know what is inside something they haven’t seen. They have no clue that it will change their lives. You can’t be the self-conscious wallflower in the corner, hoping that people will see through the act and just know how great you are.