weekly Go Flip Yourself

about culture cycles

about the danger of caring more about the past rather than the future [are you holding rights? or are you creating what’s next?]

the battle between macro-culture and micro-culture — and while the former is declining, the latter might thrive

“you can’t reduce things to formula”

the difference between art and entertainment

we need mind-expanding experiences

there is a real danger in going full-passive consumption; which is bad for the culture

“i spend more time reading than i do writing” => “any process you have in the world, your output depends on your input”

fluid intelligence versus crystallized intelligence

now being similar to 1800’s: back then, power went from the industrialists to the creative people

you get luckier if you force yourself out of your comfort zone

what Internet allowed is: direct contact with your audience, your people