I will not apologise for wanting a life that feels alive from the inside, even when that desire has been confused with vanity, indulgence, or some vaguely intellectual affectation. I am not talking about success, prestige, or distinction in the social sense. I am talking about that internal, rare, unreliable, but unmistakable signal that tells you... See more

I will not apologise for discernment that has been lazily renamed snobbery.

There is a superstition, particularly strong in digital culture, that equates openness with virtue and selectivity with moral failure. If you do not like everything, if you do not engage with everyone, if you refuse to flatten your standards into something instantly... See more