weekly Go Flip Yourself
roundup links to share every week on k7v.in and flana.substack.com
weekly Go Flip Yourself
Instead, art and culture have been safely neutralized as interchangeable commercial objects just like everything else.
At its best, cultural criticism is love and art that exists to give love to other expressions of art. It’s beautiful in its indulgence. A positive feedback loop that gives everybody exactly what they desire. Gods, scribes, muses, an audience, a culmination. This is what we want out of art. Something that feels grand, meaningful, connected to the ages. That doesn’t happen on its own. It needs context, dedicated space, deeper knowledge, appreciation.
There is something about this coexistence and codependency of the public and the private which feels even more important now than it was in our last Gilded Age.
Discussing the long arc of tech; and why optimism.
- being connected to information; then being connected to people; then machines start to own the spaces
- social media is judging all the time
- we now gravitate toward technologies which are more isiolationist
Reflecting on these historical events and predictions, I am reminded of the importance of envisioning a future — preferably a hopeful one. However, accurately predicting the timeline and eventual impact of these innovations is challenging. This perspective has consistently nurtured my optimism in science and technology.
To me, having my own website, even one I run as a business with my friends, gives me a degree of freedom over my own work that I’ve never had before.
feels meta to add on sublime a link about sublime :)
How to Win Friends & Influence People. Essentially, the book can be summed up into five simple steps:
Pay someone a genuine compliment. It has to be sincere. It can’t be a fake compliment.
Ask them a question about their favorite subject, which is typically something about themselves. And then just listen, listen, listen, and listen until they’re done talking.
Try and quickly assess their needs.
If you were trying to sell something or get something from someone, consider a trial close. Give the person a chance to either lean in or opt out.
Close. The only difference between four and five is the word if in form.