how does the world work?
The type of person I’m assuming we’re looking for here is 1) someone that you will find fascinating to talk to after you’ve talked for 20,000 hours, 2) you feel comfortable with them talking through the hardest and most painful decisions you will face in your life, and 3) the conversation is wildly generative for both of you, in that it brings you... See more
Henrik Karlsson • Looking for Alice
on love
Life is good if it squishes nicely when you poke it.
Sasha Chapin • What the humans like is responsiveness - by Sasha Chapin What the humans like is responsiveness
If you believe that the world is shaped by your and others’ actions, then the climate crisis or other global catastrophic risk don’t look quite so scary: they’re an opportunity to do something meaningful. If you believe that the world’s problems are solved by people, then having children doesn’t seem like a waste of resources; it seems, in fact,... See more
Nadia Asparouhova • Cultivating Agency
The world doesn’t happen to us; it is shaped by us. More people now have access to simple tools that allow them to “program,” or modify, the world around them.
Nadia Asparouhova • Cultivating Agency
“agency”. the feeling I get once in a while where I remember everything around me was made on purpose, by someone, and took time and effort. it did not just appear. everything had to be thought of first. So — this is why my intentions, my designs, my dreams - matter. it’s how everything i see in front of me, started.