kev
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kev
@kev
objet.cc 🪡 opensb.org 🛹 k7v.in ✍️ dad 👦👦

short-form video could just be a glitch in the long arc of consumer media
about culture cycles
about the danger of caring more about the past rather than the future [are you holding rights? or are you creating what’s next?]
the battle between macro-culture and micro-culture — and while the former is declining, the latter might thrive
“you can’t reduce things to formula”
the difference between art and entertainment
we need mind-expanding experiences
there is a real danger in going full-passive consumption; which is bad for the culture
“i spend more time reading than i do writing” => “any process you have in the world, your output depends on your input”
fluid intelligence versus crystallized intelligence
now being similar to 1800’s: back then, power went from the industrialists to the creative people
you get luckier if you force yourself out of your comfort zone
what Internet allowed is: direct contact with your audience, your people

Being a “member” means that you belong to the place, and the place belongs to you.
Being able to repair the problems on that bike with such little know-how or experience made me reflect on the simplicity and elegance of such a simple piece of engineering. Everything I needed to know on that bike I could inspect myself.
First, we need more cults in this world. Second, each one of us represents a cult of our own personality that we have to manage. And third, we all have to be careful what we worship.