Fern Diaz

@ferndiaz

The art of living, like any other art, is the art of learning to work creatively within the constraints of the medium.
from The Art of Living by L. M. Sacasas
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
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from The Art of Living by L. M. Sacasas
For about eight decades, “late capitalism” meant one thing: a centrally administered market economy.
from Too Late for ‘Late Capitalism’ by Anna Kornbluh
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
from The Fourth Turning by William Strauss

from The Art of Living by L. M. Sacasas