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Because infinite players prepare themselves to be surprised by the future, they play in complete openness. It is not an openness as in candor, but an openness as in vulnerability. It is not a matter of exposing one's unchanging identity, the true self that has always been, but a way of exposing one's ceaseless growth, the dynamic self that has yet... See more
James Carse • Finite and Infinite Games Quotes by James P. Carse
synthesizers (i.e. tool for synthesis) are latent space browsers
The path to greater pleasure lies not in increased stimulation*, but in enhancing one's sensitivity.
Increase in sensitivity can be achieve by practicing the arts of attention.
*over-stimulation tend to lead to numbing
Cyberwitches Manifesto
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Though, it is important here to distinguish between “beautiful” and “hot.” They are not the same thing. To be beautiful, one must be born that way, but anyone can be hot. Princess Diana was beautiful; Khloé Kardashian is hot. Contemporary hotness is intersectional and transcends gender and sexuality. Just ask the bimbos, himbos, thembos, and... See more
Emma Stern • Emma Stern's Eulogy for The Male Gaze
If I wake up and touch my phone, I’ve already lost hours. Not because I’m browsing social media for hours, but because the mind has already been agitated, made unquiet, and the context switch back into thoughtfulness can take the whole morning. In other words, the addict part of my brain takes over and contaminates my ability to be contemplative. I... See more