If you insist that anything too common, anything come by too cheaply, must be boring, then all the wonders of the Singularity cannot save you. You will grow weary of green wine and sick of crimson seas. But if you can bring yourself to really pay attention, to see old things for the first time, then you can combine the limitless variety of... See more
I have sat through enough screenings and Q+A’s for friends who’ve made movies to now identify a secret weapon that no amount of money or production partner or Hollywood last name can buy: Making things with your friends. Trust is the obvious benefit of working with friends, but you also never really clock out (in a good way) because the project and... See more
The whole corruption of aesthetic language is the application of financial jargon to artistic creativity. This is why instead of calling a work of art by its real name, we call it content . This is why we call a movie a brand franchise . This is why the head of the big AI music company talks about the productivity of being able to release 100... See more
A person spends years trying to become beautiful online. They finally achieve the exact face, body, lifestyle, and aesthetic they once fantasized about. Then suddenly their attention shifts toward maintaining relevance instead of enjoying existence.