Francesco
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Francesco
I think the best writers actually just write about what they want to write, what they know, what they experience, and generally their story...
Writers who do that and let the readers connect the dots without explicitly holding their hand through an article are better writers imo.
When we emphasize the target audience we give away our creative power.... See more
Writers who do that and let the readers connect the dots without explicitly holding their hand through an article are better writers imo.
When we emphasize the target audience we give away our creative power.... See more
Mal on Substack
I’m not really a poet or a writer or an actor or an activist; I’m me, and these are things that I do.
— John Trudell
I avoid labelling myself and it feels liberating to hear that others have found a way to express that which is so well said
The promise of community begins to feel disingenuous when what’s described is little more than a euphemism for a targeted demographic of interested consumers. Is there any other reason to facilitate community if not for a business to sell more products and accrue more members? Is it possible to find real community beyond the parameters of one’s... See more
Vox • Brands want to be more than your friend. They want community.
Everyone wants community but no one wants to build it
Is it possible to find real community beyond the parameters of one’s consumerist interests?
Design makes you look good.
But copy makes people trust you, believe you, and buy from you.
That’s why great brands invest in words before visuals.
Because if the message isn’t right, nothing else matters.
But copy makes people trust you, believe you, and buy from you.
That’s why great brands invest in words before visuals.
Because if the message isn’t right, nothing else matters.
But who are we — am I — trying to be original for? Myself, a client, a boss, a professor, Instagram, my mom, nobody at all? I think that it’s time to really think about who we’re creating for, so that we can strategize who deserves our originality, who deserves our efficiency, who deserves both, and who deserves neither. If there’s one thing I’m... See more
libbymarrs.net • Post-Authentic Sincerity a Premium Generic Essay
So is web design and copywriting. Maybe I can stop trying it to “come across as authentic”
ScanOps
andrewnormanwilson.comSimple concept turned into a large project. Really like it.
so much in society actually runs on stories and beliefs. Money has no power or meaning beyond what we give it, for instance, and yet this idea dictates who lives and who dies on an unthinkable scale. Gods aren't real, nations are conceits, love itself is subjective, morality and self-preservation are optional, yet how many will sacrifice blood and... See more
Why barter and Damn
Have been wondering why the rise of occultism and folklore over the last 4 of to years and finally this one Reddit comment provided just the necessary context I needed to understand
Instead....as I started to picture the trees in the storm, the answer began to dawn on me. The trees in the storm don't try to stand up straight and tall and erect. They allow themselves to bend and to be blown with the wind. They understand the power of letting go. [...] Those trees and those branches that try too hard to stand up strong and... See more
Julia Butterfly Hill | Are.na
From The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods by Julia Butterfly Hill