Chad Aaron Hall
@readordieaslave
Edgewalker
Chad Aaron Hall
readordieaslave.substack.com
Schopenhauer believed that all of human experience runs along a pendulum that swings from two poles: one of desire, and the other of satisfaction. We strive when we have desire, so the only way to alleviate this is to experience the pleasure that comes with satisfaction. But once you’re satisfied, boredom ensues, and desire inevitably arises yet... See more
Lawrence Yeo • The Riddle of Happiness
When adapting a book to a movie, you lose the narrator—even with voiceover. With that, you also lose the internal knowledge the narrator provides the audience. The intimate scenes between characters become more important for maintaining emotional pull. If you cut these as well, you are left with nothing but a vapid chain of events.
Scientists have been unable to define how autism is genetic. Over the past two decades, an increasing number of genes have been blamed in causing the disorder. It’s now argued that 500 to 1,000 genes are involved,37 which amounts to 7 to 14 percent of all the genes used in brain function. This is like saying a cut on a leg is caused by genetics,... See more
Tao Lin • The Story of Autism: How We Got Here, How We Heal
John Dies at the End by David Wong
app.thestorygraph.com
I truly think that autodidacts are responsible for all that is good and great about alternative culture.
Celine Nguyen • research as leisure activity
Theodore Roosevelt famously said, “Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” So often it seems that we want to work easily at work worth doing. We want our work to be helpful and respected, but we do not want to struggle through our work. We want our stomachs to be flat and our arms to be... See more