sari
- Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire because we imitate their desires
from In Praise of Gatekeeping by Ruby Justice Thelot
Rene Girard
- These are two very different modes of cultural interaction. Charli’s approach invites participation: the memes exist for remixing, the portrayed scene and its participants exist to be followed and engaged with on social media—the culture of Brat is open and participatory, giving anyone a ticket to join the global digital party. Kendrick, on the oth... See more
from In Praise of Gatekeeping by Ruby Justice Thelot
the gatekeeper is the reminder that culture requires labor and that access is not a right, it must be earned
"If you stay at the center the chances of you catching what's going on is going to to be exponentially higher because you're not relying on third hand information"
-Ghazi from EmpireNo Free Pitches
- you can rest assured that whatever kaleidoscope of stimulation (or even intoxication) AI conjures, you will get bored of it; getting bored is what we do, and it turns out to be a rather profound feature of our consciousness
from The irrepressible monkey in the machine by Mills Baker
fav chatGPT prompt: Based on all of our interactions, what is the question that I should be asking, but am not?
“Companies exist at room temperature. It’s a founder’s job to inject heat.”
–Tobi LütkeI know I'm going to get got, but I'm going to get mine more than I get got, though.
-Marshall Lynch- Quickly, though, I cared quite a bit—about the mission, my coworkers, the writers we worked with. First of all, I couldn’t fake liking the people. And while work-life balance would’ve been pleasant, you have to get in the pressure cooker if you want to grow. Let a place shape you, at least sip the kool-aid. My generation is well-practiced in the ar... See more
via jasmine sun