Fern Diaz
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Fern Diaz
Jeff Bezos has a wonderful quote about this: “Invention requires a long-term willingness to be misunderstood. When you do something that you genuinely believe in, that you have conviction about, for a long period of time, well-meaning people may criticize that effort. To sustain yourself over this time, you can’t look for accolades, and you can’t r
... See moreJoan didion, on self respect
The art of living, like any other art, is the art of learning to work creatively within the constraints of the medium.
L. M. Sacasas • The Art of Living
So true
The constraints of the medium, then, are the constraints of our embodiment, or at least that is my proposition to you. And these are, in part, the constraints of place and time. I can only be here now, and I can be here now only for so long, which means there are only so many things to which I can meaningfully attend at length and at depth. I may c
... See moreL. M. Sacasas • The Art of Living
For about eight decades, “late capitalism” meant one thing: a centrally administered market economy.
Anna Kornbluh • Too Late for ‘Late Capitalism’
Jameson origin of late capitalism & Anna Kornbluh new book Immediacy
Not long ago, America was more than the sum of its parts. Now, it is less. Around World War II, we were proud as a people but modest as individuals. Fewer than two people in ten said yes when asked, Are you a very important person? Today, more than six in ten say yes. Where we once thought ourselves collectively strong, we now regard ourselves as i... See more
William Strauss • The Fourth Turning
Look Into My Eyes - Lana Wilson