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Work as if writing is the only thing that matters
💬 “The real issue with speed is not just how fast can you go, but where are you going so fast? It doesn’t help to arrive quickly if you wind up in the wrong place.” - Walter Murch, In The Blink of an Eye.
Found at Austin Kleon’s post, Hurry Slowly
Give it, give it all, give it now
Manton Reece has updated his excellent and inspiring book on Indie Microblogging.
This 1660 description of the Royal Society well describes micro.blog methinks:
💬 “Their first purpose was no more, then onely the satisfaction of breathing a freer air, and of conversing in quiet one with another, without being ingag’d in the passions, and madness of that dismal Age”. The fediverse is an opportunity learned societies can’t ignore
📷 Day 14| statue #mbsept
Food for thought.
As 9/11 is commemorated again it’s worth reflecting on why some people are wary of US foreign policy. This 9/11 is also the 50th anniversary of the Nixon/Kissinger coup in Chile.
If you think human rights is all ‘liberal crap’, as Nixon did, that right there is why we remain wary.
“¡Nunca más!” 💬
The dream is diversity
Walter Benjamin on the obsolete book
I have elephants
To build something big, start with small fragments
💬 “In a society that profits from your self doubt, liking yourself is a rebellious act”.
💬 “Energy moves in waves…”