Quotes
“The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band."
-Brian Eno.
Joseph Licklider in 1960 over de computer: The hope is that, in not too many years, human brains and computing machines will be coupled together very tightly, and that the resulting partnership will think as no human brain has ever thought and process data in a way not approached by the information-handling machines we know today."
Fred Turner • From Counterculture to Cyberculture
To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here’s where things grow.
Robert M. Pirsig • Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
The Donald Trumps, the business schools, and the marketing books of the world focus only on the external forces. But the stuff that’s under the hood is just as important. Taking stock of your emotions isn’t “indulgent” or “weak”—it’s critical. Even when it’s ugly. Even when it’s confusing. Even when it seems like a waste of time.
Marc Ecko • Unlabel
Sari Azout • The End of Productivity
okay well i asked the moon and she said you’re a fucking loser for that
gracie kate on Substack
Adam Mastroianni • 28 Slightly Rude Notes on Writing
