Being Known is Being Loved
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Being Known is Being Loved
Whereas most people find comfort and connection in conversing about the known — what your job is, where you are from, problems that you share — Steve Jobs found comfort in discussing the unknown. He liked to talk about nebulous, fragile, very risky thoughts otherwise known as “ideas.” This is how he felt connected to people. He wanted to know the “
... See moreMy fear is that the structure of the individual as profile based around quantified status games, has eroded our ability to recognize the intrinsic value of interaction — and in this loss we enable a path towards commodified consumption and transaction around what was previously everyday interaction.
Reggie James • Social Climber
We spent the last 15 years working for 👍 likes, ❤️ hearts, 🔁 retweets, and follows, anything for the clout. Insta filters, Twitter follow bots, and a meme worth dancing to on TikTok made the individual go viral. With virality, "influencers" were born and the Information Superhighway added a fast lane. In this fast lane, we created a world where p... See more
Lawson Baker • Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
About values and the selfAll of this makes people question who they want to be. There’s a need that’s not being answered in economic terms or about status. It’s about belonging, being seen, recognised.