If you’re not like them , however , if you’re not ( sad to say ) a rare genius , and you wish to , gradually , over time , raise the level of the ( more or less limited ) talent you do have , and make it into something powerful , I believe my theory might be of some value . You toughen up your will as much as you can .
Starry Night is not a replica of what the sky looked like that night, it's representation of how Van Gogh saw, his experience.
The kids are joining running clubs, buying “dumb” phones, woodworking, rocking Walkmans, joining supper clubs, etc because their lives have been swallowed by digital black boxes, and in this moment of uncertainty (tension re: war, AI, climate), they crave tangibility. It’s simple
The difference in inflection is no small matter. In an increasingly wealthy and educated society where the overwhelming majority of people have concerns about food, clothing, and shelter pretty well covered, culture takes on more and more meaning as the medium through which we articulate our identities, dreams, fears, aspirations, and values.... See more
“In this changing environment, we know more about what’s going on across the world than sometimes on our own streets,” he says. “We are looking for ways to reconnect that, [and] I just love connecting people. I love it when they mutually discover why they are so passionate about where they live.”