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And so people with a lot of resources are still unhappy, because they succumb to invented narratives about cultural distress–and then, once they buy something to avoid it, discover that it’s still there.
Seth Godin • Cultural distress (and consumerism)
weekly Go Flip Yourself and dreaming of a better internet
Discussing the long arc of tech; and why optimism.
- being connected to information; then being connected to people; then machines start to own the spaces
- social media is judging all the time
- we now gravitate toward technologies which are more isiolationist
weekly Objet library and weekly Go Flip Yourself
"And then just imagine, every object we interact with suddenly brings a rich history. How much more interesting would that be compared to mass-produced things? I don’t want the cheap factory thing, I want the one with the anecdotes! Things capture memories that were once vivid reality for someone. They have always had tales to tell; the humans that nurture them are humble messengers and scribes."
There is one demon [...] an addiction that is worse than nicotine: consumerism. For the past four years, every year, I make an effort to get rid of things and buy less. It is not easy to do — the machines of desire work constantly and are powerful.
Om Malik • The Consumerism Curse
keep up the good work.
“Thank you for giving me the words to describe what I’m sensing so I can finally articulate it myself.”