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I’ve come to believe that developing taste is not so unlike going to therapy; it’s an inefficient, time-consuming process that mostly entails looking inward and identifying whatever already moves you.

Rather, gifting carries with it a collective intelligence that knows our participation in the gift is what sustains us. We don’t just benefit via increased social bonds and that warm fuzzy feeling of “doing good” – when we’re kind to each other and the world round us, we are literally increasing our chances of survival.

I’ve always thought that what we colloquially call “tech” (hardware, software) really ought to be seen alongside other forms of technology: social, cultural and spiritual. So, while some places in the world might have great infrastructure and highly efficient software systems, they may lack the sophistication of social and cultural technology that ... See more

Babelification

Language, as a social instrument, is more than its content. It’s also a signifier defining the speaker. Therefore language, whether expressed as slang, dialects, patois, or accents, is a marker of cultural identity. The language you use signals to other people: am I like you? Do we come from the same place? Do we share perspectives? I... See more

Existing in the past is easier than engaging in the present.

But what happens when the past is not the past? As T. Becket Adams highlighted, Alicia Keys hit a sour note in her live Super Bowl appearance (it happens! It’s okay!) but it was edited out of the official YouTube page! He writes -

For all the recent discussion re: the post-truth world, we

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This century is where enlightenment and romanticism must blend. A great idea that is born out of the mind and then goes through the soul — there is no doubt that the outcome is marvelous. If this idea is true, fair, beautiful, there’s no doubt that it is also a good idea. I think this applies to everything.