The Hardest Thing for Founders To Be Comfortable With
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The Hardest Thing for Founders To Be Comfortable With
a huge hit can also lead to someone’s snickering at you. Most companies are so afraid of offending or appearing ridiculous that they steer far away from any path that might lead them to this result.
Seth Godin • Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
Phenomenologically, the experience of cringing involves a self-deprecating withdrawal, a visceral curling in on oneself, a feeling in the pit of one’s stomach that’s not quite painful, but more than a knot. Cringing is more transient and weaker than self-loathing; harsher than laughing at oneself. We cringe when we’re embarrassed and we cringe when
... See moreAlexandra Plakias • Awkwardness: A Theory
It goes further than that. What we are witnessing is the disappearance of authenticity as a cultural need altogether.
Under authenticity, the value of a thing decreases as the number of people to whom it is meaningful increases. This is clearly no longer the case. Take memes for example. “Meme” circa 2005 meant lolcats, the Y U NO guy and grimy neck... See more
Under authenticity, the value of a thing decreases as the number of people to whom it is meaningful increases. This is clearly no longer the case. Take memes for example. “Meme” circa 2005 meant lolcats, the Y U NO guy and grimy neck... See more
subpixel space • After Authenticity
There is no end of theories for why the internet feels so crummy these days. The New Yorker blames the shift to algorithmic feeds. Wired blames a cycle in which companies cease serving their users and begin monetizing them. The M.I.T. Technology Review blames ad-based business models. The Verge blames search engines. I agree with all these argument... See more