Keely Adler
@keelyadler
brand strategist by trade; time-traveling futurist at heart. core team @ RADAR. find me most places @keels223.
Keely Adler
Today’s economic constraints may be enforcing a degree of sobriety, but even before the pandemic, the easy money was clearly concealing a stagnation. This is the thesis of the Umami essay: that material progress had plateaued, leaving us to manipulate symbols and create the mere illusion of value (this is also what David Graeber argues in his “we
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is it mere coincidence that these terms move further away from their specific usage and towards a neutered, politically neutral meaning?
charlie • Do Words Mean Anything Anymore?
all standardised criteria for excellence, in upholding some fixed understanding of what excellence is, come to be seen as little more than marginalising forces exerted by capitalism, white supremacy or the patriarchy.
the critic • The death of Ideals
what makes us a writer in the moment is the state of our mind. Are we interested, curious, noticing, changing our view, always changing our view, loving the world, compelled by the beauty of language? Nothing can take those things away from us and, the truth is, nothing external can give them to us either.
George Saunders • Art vs. Commerce
outside of superhero movies, there are few major cultural sensations anymore.
Rex Woodbury • The Internet Killed Mainstream Culture
What good is making life more bearable in your little corner of a world on fire? Quite a bit, actually.
garrett bucks • The greatest saints in the world
my goal is simply to create a space to wander around
Morgan Harper Nichols • A Necessary Imagination
An arresting plea for ‘small is beautiful’ in an economy increasingly oriented around breakneck growth, financialization, increasing monopolies, and industry consolidation.
workfutures • Always and Forever
all of our righteous fury will mean nothing if those of us who live in places that are increasingly unbearable don’t take it on ourselves to make it easier for those around us to stay and build.