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Go another click
Ask more questions, not because you want to be right but because you’re naturally curious and want to know more about the spaces inside, not the exterior of opinion. Wrote René Magritte: “Everything we see hides another thing; we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. Every thought has one that […]
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How Instagram homogenizes our creativity
Instagram is a clash of sameness: the same travel pics, coffee cup shots, and innumerable selfies. The app ‘homogenizes‘ photography so that all images look roughly the same. It’s always refreshing to see Instagram users who are trying something different, who are using the platform to explore their creativity instead of posting endless food porn. Not only are […]
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Stuck on autopilot
Do you ever ask what happened to the day that just past? We often carry on throughout the day without thinking about our actions. We tune out of our existence, and we turn into robots, competent without comprehension. Said writer and philosopher Colin Wilson: “The more I allow the robot to take over my life—that […]
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The gateway to light is the eye
A short-term realist, a long-term optimist. Can one hedge against fear and doubt while simultaneously pushing for a better and brighter future? Most of us struggle in bear markets when confidence ebbs into despair. We can only permit pertinacity. What keeps one going is the light at the end of the tunnel, connecting the slightest […]
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The link between praying and writing
When acclaimed South African novelist and Nobel Prize winner JM Coetzee was asked about the writing process, he compared it to the effort of praying. “In both cases it’s hard to say to whom one’s discourse is directed. You have to subject yourself to the blankness of the page and you wait patiently to hear whether the […]
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Tomorrow’s World: Children in 1966 predict what the world will be like in the year 2000
Well-spoken, cynical, and eerily accurate, in 1966 these kids predicted what life would be like in the year 2000. Their predictions include: The rise of robots and job loss due to automation The threat of nuclear war Globalization and the destruction of cultures (note: they couldn’t have foreseen the backlash) Population and overcrowding Genetically modified […]
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Clash of civilizations
America and Western Europe have stagnated while China dives into its newfound riches. Ethnic nationalism is on the rise while the liberal globalist elite does nothing to stem the tide, too occupied in complaining about the ‘deplorables’ on their devices while ordering more wine from Amazon and posting selfies on Instagram. The myth that no […]
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The naiveté of the shortsighted
“It is somewhat ridiculous to suppose that the invention of a motor car can render horses less necessary to man.” Saddlery and Harness Magazine, 1895 They used to think that cars would never entirely replace the horse. Today we think it’s foolish that Bitcoin, or space money, has any intrinsic value. How can we have […]
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Alan Watts: The Story of the Chinese Farmer
Some of Alan Watts’s most influential lessons and ideas emerged from lectures he gave at universities across the United States, including his story of the Chinese farmer. The story, recorded and transcribed below (after the jump), is also part of a collection of lectures entitled Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life: Collected Talks: 1960-1969. The Story of the […]
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The internet is peanuts
Said filmmaker Orson Welles in 1956: “I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can’t stop eating peanuts.” We’re at a crossroads with the internet: How can something be so good but bad for us at the same time? Part of the problem is that we use computers and phones for […]