Quotes
History is not smooth; it doesn't lead out of the cave of early illusions into the mature blaze of enlightenment; it does not exhibit any growing intelligibility; and it cannot be reduced to a fanciful relay of revolutionary subjects (2006: 10) – J Owen · 2021
One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.
Adam Mastroianni • Thank You for Being Annoying
“i put ketchup on my ketchup.”
Daily Review | Readwise
Haruko Murakami
Emotions aren’t solid tones, like a middle C ringing out at exactly 261 hertz—not the interesting ones, anyway
Adam Mastroianni • Thank You for Being Annoying
Lust, for example, is the feeling of wanting something really badly. It doesn’t have to be a carnal desire but it’s about a possessive craving that ends in a feeling of collapse, an appetite that, once appeased, reveals its emptiness:
Lust is the deceiver. Lust wrenches our lives until nothing matters except the one we think we love, and under that... See more
Sherry Ning • You're Overspending Because You Lack Values
Technology has always been about leverage
The Self Is The Platform
One day, your bones will turn to milk and the bugs below will drink more as friend than foe.
A Modern God
The sexiest people are the ones that ruin your mind, not rumple your sheets.