nightlife metaphysics
“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 filli
... See more"This is part of the utopian shimmer of [raves]. People share resources, take turns using sunglasses, phones, poppers, jackets; people call one another cars, bring one another water, sneak one another in, babysit one another’s friends. People literally hold one another, tuck one another’s hair behind ears, wrap one another in outer garments, dab cr... See more
Can Raves Actually Liberate? ✿ 11 June 19:30
Anthony Bourdain, like Fran Liebowitz, has become an untouchable. That said, how can you not love a man who said, "Is there any place left in New York where an old guy can have a drink in the afternoon and, you know, be a little depressed?"
