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Value, in an economic sense, is theoretically created by new things based on new ideas. But when the material basis for these new things is missing or actively deteriorating and profits must be made, what is there to be done? Retreat to the immaterial and work with what already exists: meaning.
Meaning is always readily available to be repeated,... See more
Meaning is always readily available to be repeated,... See more
nemesis.global • The Umami Theory of Value: Autopsy of the Experience Economy
Alan Watts and Joseph Campbell, though they approach the subject from slightly different philosophical angles, both speak to the idea of innate human expression as a fundamental manifestation of life. While neither explicitly focuses on “baby utterances” in their most well-known works, their broader philosophies resonate with the idea that early
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The Manhattan Transcripts
1976-1981
Architecture is not simply about space and form, but also about event, action, and what happens in space.
1976-1981
Architecture is not simply about space and form, but also about event, action, and what happens in space.
Hobie's biggest act of rebellion isn't against Miguel, but against himself. He says he doesn't care, and acts like he doesn't have a plan, but he does. He helps Miles escape. He had the portal maker already built when Gwen needed it. He knew exactly how this would all fall out, and had planned ahead to do it. He was playing a longer, better game of... See more
Georgia Dow • Across the Spider-Verse: Hobie Brown — Therapist Reacts!
THEY ATE TOGETHER every chance they could. They had to. The enormous photocopiers they were responsible for maintaining were so complex, temperamental, and variable between models and upgrades that it was difficult to keep the machines functioning without frequent conversations with their peers about the ever-shifting nuances of repair and care.... See more
The Soul of Maintaining a New Machine - First Draft | Books in Progress
Shifts in values and beliefs slowly change the topography of our cultural landscape, but in some places we experience landslides that happen so quickly, we can lose our bearings. Cultural borders that we thought fell in one place now, strangely, fall in another, and the way we measure the distance between our values requires an update.
The spaces in... See more
The spaces in... See more