Hope: A Tragedy
“Yeah, so, true story, one of our colleagues pulled me aside today, I’m not naming names, and he said, ‘I just can’t believe what’s happening to our industry, can you?’ And I’m trying to be patient with these people, I really am, but I had to ask him, which part is surprising to you? Let’s break this down. What is it you can’t believe, exactly? Tha
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I’m going to tell people exactly how bad it is. Good for you. I mean, doesn’t everyone have a right to know what’s what? They certainly do. Then they can decide for themselves what they want to do, or not do, about it, right? OK, so tell them. Because, who am I to decide what other people can and can’t handle, right? Like I said, tell them. But won
... See moreAndrew Boyd • I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
The outside world was harsh, merciless towards the weak, and hardly ever kept its promises, and love remained the only thing in which one could still, perhaps, have faith.
Michel Houellebecq • Serotonin: A Novel
“To lose sight of the beauty of ideas and of hope and opportunity, and to frustrate the right to be needed, is to be at the dying edge.
To be a part of a throwaway mentality that discards goods and ideas, that discards principles and law, that discards persons and families, is to be at the dying edge.
To be at the leading edge of consumption, affluen
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