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consists almost entirely of individuals pursuing their own interests, refining those interests, and letting those interests lead to more interests through connections with others
Charles Broskoski • Here for the Wrong Reasons — Are.na
David Brooks • The Relationalist Manifesto
And if in your spare time you consort simply with the people you like, you will again find that you have come unawares to a real inside: that you are indeed snug and safe at the centre of something which, seen from without, would look exactly like an Inner Ring.
C.S. Lewis • The Inner Ring
“Admit it. You aren’t like them.
You’re not even close.
You may occasionally dress yourself up as one of them, watch the same mindless television shows as they do, maybe even eat the same fast food sometimes.
But it seems that the more you try to fit in, the more you feel like an outsider, watching the normal people as they go about their automatic... See more
You’re not even close.
You may occasionally dress yourself up as one of them, watch the same mindless television shows as they do, maybe even eat the same fast food sometimes.
But it seems that the more you try to fit in, the more you feel like an outsider, watching the normal people as they go about their automatic... See more
mymind • Tweet
people are increasingly not interested in speaking to one another unless they already know they have a strong sense of commonality or they can access something totally new.