Erikc Perez-Perez
@perez
Chicago photographer.
Erikc Perez-Perez
perezx.com
The venture ecosystem went from cottage industry outsider to institutional insider – from a nascent practice to a consensus component of institutional portfolios. The result has been the industrialization–and bankerization–of venture. Firms that make dozens or even hundreds of investments per year, relentlessly focused on assets under management,... See more
Asylum Ventures
All desire is a desire for being.”
We think we want things, but every desire points to a way of life, a kind of person we long to become. Objects seduce us not with their utility but with their promise of transcendence—status, attention, belonging.
We think we want things, but every desire points to a way of life, a kind of person we long to become. Objects seduce us not with their utility but with their promise of transcendence—status, attention, belonging.
Whether our society chooses to describe something as creative or destructive is at best in the eye of the beholder and at worst entirely deceptive. Communities, livelihoods, and ecosystems are routinely destroyed in the pursuit of so-called creativity. Creativity at Facebook arguably destroyed local news. Creativity in fast-fashion is catastrophic... See more
Elan Ullendorff • Thinking outside "outside the box"
I give this book to everyone. Tufte works through hundreds of syntax patterns and their effects on the reader, using real examples drawn from every type of writing imaginable.
This book is a fucking joy. https://t.co/3t797GQsYw
Know thyself.
"Once you stop fantasizing about the ideal version of yourself, and start working towards becoming that person without procrastinating, you’ll realize that it was so simple all along. Becoming your ideal self will only exist in your mind until you make that decision to become that person. The difference between who you are and who want to be is
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