my mind is melting or rotting

“There is so much pressure to always better yourself, get good grades, if you have not figured out what exactly you want to do by the time that you are 18 then you are a failure. The modern world is overstimulating enough and I just want a moment where I don't feel like I'm constantly disappointing everyone.”

- Vee, 19 Via Halima’s X

“There is so much pressure to always better yourself, get good grades, if you have not figured out what exactly you want to do by the time that you are 18 then you are a failure. The modern world is overstimulating enough and I just want a moment where I don't feel like I'm constantly disappointing everyone.”

- Vee, 19 Via Halima’s X

Everyone is born a creator. Consumption is the antithesis of creation. Passive consumption amounts to junk food for our brains and robs us of time that we could be spending actively creating and living fulfilling lives

The more you create, the more powerful you become. The more you consume, the more powerful others become.

I left social media because of my inability to control my experience. Recently, I tried to dip my toes back in the pond again, this time on a decentralized network. Even there, I found myself yanked around like a puppet. While using social media, I didn’t even notice the emotional turmoil, but returning to it felt like stepping back into the boilin... See more

This situation, where more data is the goal, means there is great collection software and terrible decision making software. We are told to star, favorite, and bookmark everything. Yet, like real life hoarders, we cannot say what exactly we collected or why. Nor can we find any of it. How many times have you spent an hour trying to find that one Ti... See more