Robin Good
@robingood
The *curation guy* - indie author, speaker, advisor - focus on empowering subject-matter experts, artists, creators.
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According to Bourdieu (1979): ‘social subjects, classified by their classifications, distinguish themselves by the distinctions they make, between the beautiful and the ugly, the distinguished and the vulgar, in which their position in the objective classifications is expressed or betrayed.’
In other words, social classes define their preferences,... See more
In other words, social classes define their preferences,... See more
Scott Mclaughlan • What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste? | TheCollector
A good writer doesn't just think, and then write down what he thought, as a sort of transcript. A good writer will almost always discover new things in the process of writing. And there is, as far as I know, no substitute for this kind of discovery. Talking about your ideas with other people is a good way to develop them. But even after doing this,... See more
Paul Graham • The Need to Read
Your unique perspective comes how you make connections with what interests you.
Craig Perry • How to become dangerously articulate
It’s how you build with the same pieces that everyone else has; this is what makes you unique.
How to become dangerously articulate
The most human part of humanity is not our animal instincts nor our computer-like rationality, but our mutual social creation of meanings and values around arbitrary choices.
The Architecture of Trust
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The ancients anchored it in kinship. Modernity anchored it in law. Our digital age anchors it in verification and verified data. Perhaps the future lies not in replacing one anchor with another, but in braiding them — A trust that is both verifiable and humane, both algorithmic and moral, both scalable and soulful. Because in the end, the goal is not merely to make trust work — but to make it worth something.
For brands, archives serve a parallel function: heritage as intellectual capital. Referencing your own past demonstrates institutional depth, creative continuity, and legitimacy that new brands cannot manufacture. In a world of conglomerate acquisitions and proliferating labels, archives prove you were there first. And that you still matter today.
Why Fashion Is Obsessed With Archives
Kim Kardashian doesn’t wear archival Galliano because it’s expensive; she wears it because it’s impossible to obtain.
In luxury, scarcity drives desire, but contemporary scarcity is manufactured. Limited drops, seasonal exclusives, and numbered editions are ultimately all accessible to anyone with enough money. True archives are different. They’re... See more
In luxury, scarcity drives desire, but contemporary scarcity is manufactured. Limited drops, seasonal exclusives, and numbered editions are ultimately all accessible to anyone with enough money. True archives are different. They’re... See more