Chad Aaron Hall
@readordieaslave
Edgewalker
Chad Aaron Hall
readordieaslave.substack.com
To be truly countercultural today, in a time of tech hegemony, one has to, above all, betray the platform, which may come in the form of betraying or divesting from your public online self.
Caroline Busta • The Internet Didn’t Kill Counterculture—you Just Won’t Find It on Instagram
It’s better for authors to think persistently and write occasionally than the other way around.
nintil.com • [Guest post] How Substack Became Milquetoast
Bowie In Berlin: A New Career In A New Town by Thomas Jerome Seabrook
app.thestorygraph.com
• If you think someone is normal, you don’t know them very well. Normalcy is a fiction. Your job is to discover their weird genius.
Kevin Kelly • 101 Additional Advices
We don't believe things because they are correct. We believe things because they make us look good to the people we care about.
sari azout • Principles for sharing on the Internet
I learn to read faster and at a more consistent pace I have fewer random thoughts popping into my head.
Reading speed (which is comprehension by proxy) can function as a dial for divergent thought. Slow down to allow the mind to wander. Speed up to snap focus and increase efficiency.
But the story of J.K. Rowling is not just the story of one author, or one woman, or one issue. It is a microcosm of our time. It’s about the polarization of public opinion and the fracturing of public conversation. It’s about the chasm between what people say they believe and how they’re understood by others. It’s about what it means to be human—to... See more