Vol.17: Victoria Buchanan: Surrealism, World Saving Luxury + Fractional Work

As a strong proponent for the diversification of work (see here with Zine), building a Career Portfolio is not just incredibly fulfilling, but ultimately job-proofing. By building relationships and reputation outside the walls of a single office, fractional work can be a win-win. Employers just have to tap the upside for themselves... more satisfie... See more

Fractional work = autonomy + community + equity.

There has to be a middle-ground, one which not just permits, but incentivizes pursuits outside of existing responsibilities. Programs to train divergent thinking and sharpen Swiss Army Knife skills.

In the future, the Other Internet also believes we won’t necessarily interact with money as individuals but as collective “wealth squads.” They talk about how fractionalization can create opportunities and group resilience that would previously have been impossible to achieve alone.

It’s a fascinating evolution of status... and I’m here for it... for as long as these luxurious buys are additive to our environment — not extractive. Let anyone feel like a hero for as long as it’s to the collective’s benefit.

Consumption and sustainability are paradoxical — we can’t buy our way out of this — but some rebranding won’t hurt. Positio... See more

Writing checks to “explore the frontiers of space”, is the new climbing Everest — another flavor of hero cosplay.

Luxury is no longer about simply reviving heritage codes of the past, but rather it’s a dream space. Status is therefore found in radical solutions and ground-breaking projects.

Surrealism is not just an escape, but an excuse. Our hall pass to dream, invent and think beyond our current chaos and limitations.

#2: ON LUXURY FOR GOOD Should we be fixing problems here on earth first? (Yes, probably!) But I do think it’s fascinating to watch our technological capabilities progress, which is broadening our horizons in ways we som... See more

Its lineage makes sense: surrealistic art was developed post-WWI and then grew in prominence after WWII as artists attempted to process the atrocities they experienced. Releases of the unconscious.

surrealistic art’s original intent: to unshackle the mind's imagination and unconscious thoughts, liberating us from the oppressive boundaries of a rational reality.