Erin Shea
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Erin Shea
“You don’t get to love me where I’m going“
“absorbed your violence while you swore to protect me”
“I made room. You made stress, made demands, you were above requests.
Did not hold my love—you gripped, grabbed, contorted, pushed all my limits—your insecurities made it a constant point to belittle me.”
“For you, the good part is the story that keeps you safe can remain right there. I’ve got nothing to prove. I don’t want anything from you.”
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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