Things That Aren't Doing the Thing
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Things That Aren't Doing the Thing
It’s not that people can’t make heavy things. It’s that they don’t notice they aren’t. Lightness has its virtues—it pulls us in, subtly, innocently, whispering, ' Just do things .' The machine rewards movement, so we keep going, collecting badges. One day, we look up and realize we’ve been running in place.
And then you feel it: a quiet, gnawing hol... See more
And then you feel it: a quiet, gnawing hol... See more
Anu • Make Something Heavy
Does this actually have weight? Does this actually “mean” something? Sometimes the answer is yes. Sometimes, it’s just about entertainment for entertainment’s sake. What’s the undercurrent of human truth here.
How could the same person take 15 hours to complete a shitty piece of writing that almost kills them and then one third of that time to complete a better version with almost no turmoil a week later? I could call this inconsistency an occupational hazard, but I think it’s much broader than that. Because I experience the same variation in my ability ... See more