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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.

Possession creates a new fear:

loss.

iUnlock doors with it.

iMeet lovers through it.

iOrder food with it.

iSummon cars with it.

iEven meditate with it.

Apple designed the iPhone too well.

So well that there is now an entire market for phone jails , tiny prisons we buy to lock our phones away from ourselves.

In the pursuit of perfection, Apple may have created one of the defining dilemmas of... See more

We've fallen for the trap of thinking something doesn't exist if it isn't on the Internet.

Maria Popova: "The internet is a surface level of the ocean, a common record of human thought, wisdom, and knowledge. We often believe that if something cannot be found on the internet, it doesn't exist.

It's insane to think this because so much has been... See more

I think about all the effort and energy that goes into finding references and doing research, and I think it’s a lost art form. I started my blog and the mood board page because I thoroughly enjoyed the tedious work of sifting through hundreds of images only to find a few that could be useful. Now, everything is quick and no one wants to put that... See more