reading, watching & listening to
sharing a selection of things I'm reading and find thought provoking
reading, watching & listening to
I read this newsletter for years. This father’s story of his daughter passing away brought me to tears.
Value Capture by C. Thi Nguyen
This pre-print article explores the concept of value capture, where individuals adopt externally-sourced values without adapting them to their own context.
philpapers.orgadding to my canon - this was excellent
While there are arguments for and against the impact of the individual – Carlyle vs. Tolstoy – we all benefit from taking an optimistic view of this question and acting as if individuals can make a very big difference.
Jerry Seinfeld saying Jerry Seinfeld things is amazing
What do you think has replaced film?
Depression? Malaise? I would say confusion.Disorientation replaced the movie business. Everyone I know in show business, every day, is going, What’s going on? How do you do this? What are we supposed to do now?
Do you feel the same way, or are you grandfathered in?
I’ve done enough stuff that I have my own thing, which is more valuable than it’s ever been. Stand-up is like you’re a cabinetmaker, and everybody needs a guy who’s good with wood.
Break down that metaphor for me.
There’s trees everywhere, but to make a nice table, it’s not so easy. So, the metaphor is that if you have good craft and craftsmanship, you’re kind of impervious to the whims of the industry. Audiences are now flocking to stand-up because it’s something you can’t fake. It’s like platform diving. You could say you’re a platform diver, but in two seconds we can see if you are or you aren’t. That’s what people like about stand-up. They can trust it. Everything else is fake.