James Stevens
@redwolfwhite
Well red and well read.
Came for the creativity. Stayed for the community.
@redwolfwhite
Well red and well read.
Came for the creativity. Stayed for the community.
The mistake we made was turning phones into toys for having fun, rather than honing them as tools for getting stuff done.
Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else ... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.
― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
They shouldn’t have that much to say, they shouldn’t expect to receive such a large audience for that expression, and they shouldn’t suppose a right to comment or rejoinder for every thought or notion either. From being asked to review every product you buy to believing that every tweet or Instagram image warrants likes or comments or follows, soci
... See more‘The whispering tree,’ I murmured. How strange, that with just a few words something which I had always found unattractive was now transformed into a thing of beauty.
The House of Doors, Tan Tan Eng.
“Observing that demand for finer goods serves vastly different purposes and has different origins, Sombart suggests another distinction, namely that between idealistic or altruistic luxury and materialistic, egoistic luxury.
The former refers to expenditure on finer goods for public or ecclesiastical purposes, and he offers a gilded altar as an exa
that kind of luxe just ain't for us; we crave a different kind of buzz
A large, pale moth fluted around the room and alighted on the rim of the lampshade, imprinting its shadow on the wall. I reached over to flick it away, but my hand was stayed by a voice in my head. The souls of the people we once loved, come to watch over us.
The House Of Doors, Tan Twan Eng
" If you want to summarize the changes in family structure over the past century, the truest thing to say is this: We’ve made life freer for individuals and more unstable for families. We’ve made life better for adults but worse for children. We’ve moved from big, interconnected, and extended families, which helped protect the most vulnerable peopl
... See moreIn an infinite swamp of narcissism, genuine connection online now feels less an expected part of the human experience and more a novel experience of luxury.
that kind of luxe just ain't for us; we crave a different kind of buzz
The Age of Social Media Is Ending - The Atlantic, November 2022
I know a few things, but I still got a lot to learn. and Even Better Than The Real Thing.
“Problems don’t impede progress. Problems are the conduit of progress. No problems, no progress. That is why I reject utopia, because there are no problems there.” Kevin Kelly
experience visioning and I know a few things, but I still got a lot to learn.