resonance
When I watch a Miyazaki film I can’t help but think about his attunement to the world, the presence it requires to transmute the real world into a fantastical one. That’s the interesting contradiction of writers and artists, I suppose: alienation is a necessity, but so is participation. The point of getting better is to be more in the world.
@Plus3Happiness Naming something absolutely gives you control over it. But you need to name it in God’s tongue (force equals mass times acceleration) not man’s. Mere labels are not true Names.
Emmett Shearx.comI like the analogy of the "bicycle for the mind", because riding a bike requires effort from you, and the bike multiplies the effect of that effort. I don't think the end goal of technology should be to let you sit around and twiddle your thumbs.
François Chollet • Tweet
i have a theory about God i talk about all the time
He knows He can’t reach everyone through the same methods, so He meets you in a way you can understand
if you’re naturally funny, He puts you in situations that, in hindsight, are so absurd you can’t help but laugh
if you’re analytical, He shows up as patterns. coincidences that line up too cleanly... See more
He knows He can’t reach everyone through the same methods, so He meets you in a way you can understand
if you’re naturally funny, He puts you in situations that, in hindsight, are so absurd you can’t help but laugh
if you’re analytical, He shows up as patterns. coincidences that line up too cleanly... See more
mads campbell • Tweet
True resonance is paradise - it feels like mutual nourishment because nothing needs to be diminished. What once required disciplined inversion and measured restraint now feels expansive - because, for once, you are just being . Your soul is nourished by the ease of it - shedding layers, lovingly existing as you are. It is a cathartic remembering of... See more
Lauren • Tweet
Digital affordances seem to often constitute what Marshall McLuhan would call ‘hot media’ (1967), which require little active participation on the part of the audience, and are of highly predictable nature. Rosa would insist that to achieve resonance, we would want to cool media down to encourage active participation – a prerequisite for resonant... See more
Vikram • Resonance Theory: How Can Connection Create Disconnection?
your heart knows when a story is True in some very deep way. there's some phenomena i call "slop sickness" where you get this horrible churning feeling in your stomach from reading a story that isn't resonant, when a company is stealing the soul of another. you can feel it
Will Manidis • Tweet
Resonance is feeling understood. It is improvization, banter, a jamming session. You’re playing music with others and they are building on it.