PHILOSOPHY OF THE EVERYDAY
Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life — is the source from which self-respect springs. Self-respect is something that our grandparents, whether or not they had it, knew all about. They had instilled in them, young, a certain discipline, the sense that one lives by doing things one does not particularly want to do,... See more
october reading recap 📚
Nietzche believed that the highest form of life wasn’t about knowing, but about becoming.
The word ‘amateur’ comes from amare , ‘to love’,
Are you serious?
You discover your actual audience: not the people who need you to be different, but the ones who recognize themselves in your untranslated truth. This isn't about finding "your tribe"—that suggests a pre-existing community waiting to be discovered. It's about creating resonance through specificity.
The quiet thrill of not being for everyone
The quiet thrill isn't about being misunderstood or being deliberately difficult; it's about the recognition that your understanding of yourself is finally sufficient. You discover the difference between loneliness and solitude, between being misread and being free. In a world obsessed with being seen, there's revolutionary power in being... See more
stepfanie tyler • The quiet thrill of not being for everyone
The debate is not about whether unsustainable systems collapse, but only when.
The Elastic Band Theory of Political Systems
if they wanted to talk to you, they would. if they wanted to prioritize you, they would. if they wanted to treat you well, you wouldn’t have to keep asking.

