nightlife metaphysics
I can honestly say, the two examples that I’ve experienced that seem to bring together oneness within their respective community that go beyond any social construct such as gender, race, socioeconomic status etc in their own weird and wonderful ways are raving and football. If you’ve experienced both, perhaps you’ll know what I mean. I think it’s... See more
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“absolutely, and I mean, there are also stories how that historically came to play when you had, you know, when it's also about life and death during the day, when you're in in, you know, in environments where we're not, you know, kind of same English, but kind of a fearful environment, whatever is, it's a war, or it's you have predators, or
... See moreAs our dark nights deepen, we find ourselves recovering our love of mystery. When we were children, most of us were good friends with mystery. The world was full of it and we loved it. Then as we grew older, we slowly accepted the indoctrination that mystery exists only to be solved. For many of us, mystery became an adversary; unknowing became a
... See moreGerald G. May • The Dark Night of the Soul
“In a situation where every waking moment has become the time in which we make our living, and when we submit even our leisure for numerical evaluation via likes on Facebook and Instagram, constantly checking on its performance like one checks a stock, monitoring the ongoing development of our personal brand, time becomes an economic resource that... See more
Jenny Odell Quotes (Author of How to Do Nothing)
24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep explores some of the ruinous consequences of the expanding non-stop processes of twenty-first-century capitalism. The marketplace now operates through every hour of the clock, pushing us into constant activity and eroding forms of community and political expression, damaging the fabric of everyday life.
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Jonathan Crary • 24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep
The average person is awake for about 16 to 18 hours each day, but treats each hours equal territory for activity and productivity. This is a fundamental mistake. Research and chronobiology shows that these 17 hours naturally divide into distinct energy phases that should determine what activities you do and when.
The perfect day is in about
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