rejecting convenience
Porn is what you get when the act matters more than the intimacy.
And now everything’s porn.
Food porn. Design porn. Storytelling porn.
Slick. Stimulating. Shallow.
We celebrate virality but forget the virus.
We crave engagement but avoid connection.
And now everything’s porn.
Food porn. Design porn. Storytelling porn.
Slick. Stimulating. Shallow.
We celebrate virality but forget the virus.
We crave engagement but avoid connection.
Abram Shaffer • The New Porn
Jobs are a great example: Particularly if you’re early in your career, you should aim to get rejected from most things you apply for. If you have not yet learned the skill of absorbing rejection, court it deliberately: Apply for some jobs you really don’t think you’ll get so you can learn to decouple “no” from surprise and dejection.
Cate Hall • How to Be More Agentic
Boredom is equal parts protest and love.
Tech optimists keep promising us we’re just one innovation away from magically enhancing our capacity for connection and meaning. Meanwhile, the messy, unoptimisable business of being alive remains stubbornly resistant to algorithmic solutions, reminding us that our limitations are the very features that make our existence worthwhile
-Kai, Dense
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