Nicole
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Nicole
What we lose in the streaming era isn't just the physical artefact but a type of musical exploration. Today's algorithms promise discovery but are designed to give us more of what we already like. The B-side offered something different: a space for experimentation, for artists to test ideas that didn’t fit neatly into an album narrative, songs that... See more
The Death of the B-Side Edition
It’s liberation from the idea that we can self-optimize ourselves to the point of not needing anyone else. That if we work hard enough to survive in a competitive economy, we’ll be able to buy, order, or summon anything we might need within 24 hours, and that is somehow progress. That instead of asking for help and support from the people and... See more
Thomas Klaffke • Aliveness: Reframing Productivity
caretaking is a kind of liberation
Thomas Klaffke • Aliveness: Reframing Productivity
our individual flourishing is inextricably linked to the wellbeing of those around us
327 / Individual growth, collective crisis
Underlying the structural changes was an ideological shift toward reciprocity, an ideal of sharing and balance that undergirded economics, politics, and religion across much of the continent. The Sonoran Desert–living O’odham, for example, developed a himdag , or “way of life,” that taught that people are supposed to share with one another... See more
Rabbit Holes 🕳️ #76
how to curate for transcendence
Flako on his work
Broadly speaking, writing fiction makes me feel more attuned to the world, and writing nonfiction sometimes makes me forget its existence.