Digital Media
Somewhere along the way, we decided that the only acceptable form of communication is a main-stage monologue.
In Defense of Thinking Small
“In the never-ending haze of afters and orgies, are we careering through a tech-driven, pharma-forward sexual dystopia with no happy ending in sight?”
Virtual validation has become currency, and every thought must hold weight. One version of me has bought into that. It’s compelling, competitive, and best of all, within reach. But another, quieter and better version wonders whether “big concepts” are just a facade, a distraction from our inability to conquer the small, steady things. Is it... See more
In Defense of Thinking Small
“…post-literate world favors demagogues skilled at code-switching between the elite language of policy and the populist one of meme-slop. It favors oligarchs with good social media game and those with more self-assurance than integrity. It does not favor those with little money, little political power and no one to speak up for them.”
“The more I heal, the less ambitious I become.” I’ve been wondering if its resonance reveals a quiet fatigue with the constant push for more and a longing for lives that are simpler, quieter, and more self-directed. Not smaller in value, but in volume. To me, that’s not regression. That’s freedom.
In Defense of Thinking Small
Our skin aches for mornings that begin with the light of dawn and not that of a screen. Before our feet touch the earth, our eyes have already wandered into someone else’s world. We didn’t notice when we stopped living and began watching others. We’ve become spectators of everyone and participants in nothing of our own.
the hunger to be everything.
Every day you show up to be replaceable is a day the world misses out on what only you could build.
The Epidemic of Wasted Talent
Everything is a fake orgasm now: everything is effect over experience.