Duration is the final filter. People chasing rewards leave when rewards dry up. Sustained obsession can’t be faked. If you do fake it long enough to become indistinguishable from someone who has it, you’re not faking anymore.
If effort is now diminished, if it can be hidden, and proof can or soon will be gamed too, if transparency itself can be performed — what’s left?
The only thing left that can’t be gamed is wanting something badly enough that it shows. Desire is the closest thing to proof of authenticity we have left.
Collectors are hedging their bets. Keeping options open. Avoiding commitment because what if something better comes along. Curators make choices. They build around a vision. They understand that committing to one thing means letting go of another and that is not a loss. That is how meaning gets made.
The most beautiful museums in the world are not the biggest ones. They are the ones where someone cared enough to be selective. To have a vision. To understand that curation is an act of love and restraint and deep intentionality.
Your life deserves that same care. Stop collecting. Start curating.
Same thing with experiences. We collect travel destinations like we are checking boxes on some cosmic to-do list. Forty countries before forty. Every national park. Every Instagram-famous café. We move so fast trying to acquire the experience that we never actually have it. A curator would slow down. Would spend three days in one museum instead of... See more
There’s fatigue around lifestyle maximalism, around the endless cycle of consumption masquerading as inspiration. The old formula of outfit links, makeup tutorials, maybe a smoothie recipe, feels flat in the face of a world that feels increasingly complex. The best creators are picking up on that. They’re responding not with more, but with depth.... See more
I think this is where true taste and character come into play - where curators with a genuine edge, a real sense of intuition, and a deeper understanding of culture begin to stand out. It’s not just about liking the right things - it’s about knowing why they matter, and how to place them in context. The best curators aren’t just aesthetically... See more