provocations
provocative ideas, musings, and statements to mull on
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provocations
I find it fascinating & troubling that humans are getting lonelier as we simultaneously create a world that’s both safer and wealthier.
Esther Crawford ✨ • Tweet
So true:
“I think the pressures are always the same—the only difference is the amount of money that’s involved. I mean, it’s a lot of pressure to produce something for $25 dollars when you really need $25. It doesn’t matter if the pressure is for $2,500 or $25,000—it’s the same pressure.”
- Frank Stella.
One of the biggest reasons it gets harder to do new things as you get older is that new things are generally undignified at first (indeed, this is an excellent heuristic for discovering them) and the older you get, the more dignified you're expected to be.
Paul Grahamtwitter.comif you’re really good at what you do, you have the freedom to be who you really are
