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Camus and Curren$y: Why I Preach Indie
Whenever I get caught in “make-a-dent-in-the-universe” thinking, I ask myself WIIWAF (what if I were a frog?)
A natural response to death is to aspire to rupture space-time: found a company, or a name-recognition indie band, or a book that sells beyond your life. But who really makes a dent in the universe? Steve Jobs? Jonas Salk? Genghis Kahn? Doe
... See moreAnd yet, in my case, I can’t let it go: old habits die hard. I can’t rid myself of the need to do “something,” to make “something,” to feel that this new expanse of time hasn’t been “wasted.” Still, it’s nice to have company. Watching this manic desire to make or grow or do “something,” that now seems to be consuming everybody, I do feel comforted
... See moreZadie Smith • Intimations: Six Essays
The Pathless Path captures the idea that in the 21st century, everyone has to think like an artist. In a more stable world, people could conform to traditional life arcs. There were the few, the self-selected, who lived an artistic life: a quest into the unknown guided by self-discovery. Now, because of the shifting landscape, more and more people
... See moreBut roughly it means that, having found myself thrown into the world, I go on to create my own definition (or nature, or essence), in a way that never happens with other objects or life forms.