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Needing to believe in something is a recession indicator.
Copium of The Masses
. Though giving patriarchy the imagery it asks for hardly seems subversive
Selling Sex, Losing Touch: How Gen Z Performs Sexuality Instead of Feeling It
"There are two ways to make the world more mesmerizing: to seek out new and increasingly intense experiences, or to loosen the filters that make ordinary experience “ordinary”. You can go skydiving, or you can meditate for long enough that walking feels like skydiving. Either way, I think what we’re seeking is an escape back into what we used to... See more
There are two types of people making stuff: content creators and artists .
Both are creative. But there is one distinct difference: Content creators are willing to trade control for speed. Artists are not.
Both are creative. But there is one distinct difference: Content creators are willing to trade control for speed. Artists are not.
- Content creators are willing to trade control for speed. Creators are trying to get a good-enough cut, a performant-enough ad, or an
Scott Belsky • AI & Artistry, the Resurgence of Hardware Startups, & Unicorns that are Really Rabbits
“What people want to buy most is their own future.”
Dan Sullivan • Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork
THE DARK MODE SHIFT
I've written about the 'return of opulence,' but after watching the past few months unfold and reading Sean Monahan's (@8ghtb4ll) The Boom Boom Aesthetic, it feels more like a shift from 'light mode' to 'dark mode.'
For the last 15 years, there’s been a cultural push to... See more
was covid lockdown the last time we had hope? bc there HAD to be something better in the future. we were in boxes so there was always something to dream about. now that we’re outside, we see that there is no hope at all
Our creative voices gain meaning and power when they become part of something larger.
instagram.comI feel like substack in itself is a flex - everyone’s doing it. it allows them to have agency over what they create and almost be an intellectual version of an influencer