Life design
Revolution doesn't happen when society adopts new technologies - it happens when society adopts new behaviors.
Clay Shirky • Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
Countercultures tend to be educated middle-class individuals who self-isolate based on alternative value systems — e.g. hippies, radical political movements, religious cults.
Culture: An Owner's Manual • Culture Is an Ecosystem: A Manifesto Towards a New Cultural Criticism
Something that has been on my mind lately: things take time. https://t.co/uc2Szlyt4b
“Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides." — Rita Mae Brown
If you’re bilingual or ever had to “code switch” based on your social context, you know Rita is right. This isn't just about swapping words; it's about inhabiting a completely different reality. This phenomenon, which linguists call the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis or "
readwise.io • Value Creation Is Art, Not War- Why Leaders Should Rethink Their Business Metaphors to Increase Upside
rich kids being able to do art for a living may be a reflection on their privilege but it seems to me like a reflection on the fact that a human that doesn't have to worry about money will often choose art. everyone is an artist until rent is due. i wish we all had that right
Walking the path reveals more of the map
The ‘90s version of not selling out meant refusing to play certain spaces or not letting your song be in a beer commercial. The ‘20s version of selling out means making things in limited quantities to play against mass culture. Though different, the responses come from a similar place. They’re both sensing a culture where, to quote Claire L. Evans ... See more