Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
Thanks largely to Greenblatt’s marvellous book The Swerve,
Matt Ridley • The Evolution of Everything
the equivalent of 140,000 Library of Congress collections.1 Growth
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
While we still seem to be caught in the treacherous segue between stories, those cast as victims in old master narratives are writing themselves anew.
Ruha Benjamin • Imagination: A Manifesto (A Norton Short)
Madness in great ones must not unwatched go.
William Shakespeare, The Modern Shakespeare (editor) • Hamlet
A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.
Ryan Holiday • Stillness Is the Key
This comes down to a common thread stretching from Rosseau, to Hegel, to Marx, and all the way to Crenshaw and Kendi: perception makes reality. Perception is power.