J. Danielle
@jasminedanielle
strategist. writer. tinkerer. hobby hobbyist.
J. Danielle
lettersfromthebside.substack.com
Jargon makes the mind go gray
If the spaces we imagine to facilitate reconnection with the self also banish the factors that determine who we are — the wider cultural dimensions of the worlds we belong to — then we are condemned to either living falsely, or being alone. Both concepts collapse when one acknowledges that, no matter how far off-grid one travels, there is no place,... See more
Real Life • The Great Offline
asked me about three topics: my ultimate goals (What do you want to offer the world?), my skills (What are you doing when you feel most alive?), and my schedule (How exactly do you fill your days?). These were questions that lifted me out of the daily intricacies of my schedule and forced me to look at the big picture.
From How to know a person
Rob Estreitinho (Salmon Labs) https://x.com/robistyping
- YouTube
youtu.beWe’re trapped in a Never-Ending Now — blind to our place in history, engulfed in the present moment, overwhelmed by the slightest breeze of chaos.
perell.com • The Never-Ending Now - David Perell
Virality isn’t always a bad thing, but it chips away at this once-valued notion of authenticity, of discovering a music or fashion scene first.
Terry Nguyen • Trends are dead
too many trends, not enought taste
Culture has been decentralized and the monoculture eradicated, where does that leave us? Are Virality and authenticity mutually exclusive by definition?