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- But Alfani’s observation that the rich as a group have no clear social function is borne out by the fact that, in the Musk era, they have reacted to populist pressures largely by justifying their fortunes as individuals. When they maintain a combative social-media presence, fixate on meritocracy, employ idealistic language to describe for-profit en... See more
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- Technology removes the soul from human performance in order to make it more compatible with industry.
from Artificial Creativity by Douglas Rushkoff
- To be platform-pilled means that one’s conception of truth is the version that best serves the platforms' goals.1 What we think of as popular, trustworthy, engaging, or even virtuous is filtered through the platforms' logic.
from "Wait, I think you're platform-pilled" by Tara McMullin
- Measuring wealth from zero is a different way to think about it than normal. What makes you wealthy, in the way the word is typically used, isn’t what you have, but what you have compared to the people near you in time, space, and culture.
from We Are All Surrounded by Immense Wealth
- Schopenhauer once said that humanity is defined by our tendency to restlessly strive , but I think he was only partially right. Striving is in our nature, but it doesn’t mean that it’s restless.
from The Arc of the Practical Creator - More To That by Lawrence Yeo
There is a social cost to early-moving because all our reward systems are baked into those preexisting mutually reinforcing frames. When we adopt a new frame (e.g. “the climate crisis is an emergency worth our sustained attention”) we put at risk any reward systems in conflict with our new frame.
from Emergencies, Frameshifts and What They Tell Us About Our Place in the World by Spencer R. Scott
The rules had been constructed long before I was born, and I did not know yet I was allowed to break them or redefine them or ignore them entirely.
— Jami Attenberg, I Came All This Way to Meet Youfrom The Satisfaction of Practice in an Achievement-Oriented World
Sparks 👁️ and Re-Framing
- Work, in fact, is interfering with my work,
and I want to work less so that I can have more time to work.
I need another word.
— Eula Biss, Having and Being Hadfrom Always Be Optimizing
- Slow Is Smooth And Smooth Is Fast