We are responsible for where the things we consume come from, how they are made, and where they will go after we are done with them. Clothing, packaging, food-Explore the whole story and you might be surprised.
Tag: ideas & opinons
grasping at infinity
The more they are sure that they know, the less they do Adrift among the cosmos their explanations are enticing Thank them for their kindness and then find your own gods by the water's edge Life is more interesting that way Everything moves in circles.
on doing
There are depths. Make. Create something that was never there before and only you, with all your experiences and abilities, can bring to fruition. Talk. Speak your mind with a burning passion; agree, disagree, but always keep an open mind and an optimistic heart. Connect. Find similarities and differences, all the while remembering that everyone is … Continue reading on doing
on travel and identity
Traveling means having to present a coherent version of yourself each day, to every person you meet. It is a still pond off of which your image reflects right back to you, and allows the chance for constant introspection and reinvention. You ask yourself "who am I" and you get the chance to calibrate your … Continue reading on travel and identity
on artistic merit
does the ability for mass consumption have any bearing on the inherent value of a piece of art? https://youtu.be/UGDqolmIhF8 Flight Facilities - Two Bodies Rod Serling, narrator for 1950s TV series The Twilight Zone, responding to the producer Herb Brodkin’s who said that Serling could either be commercial or be an artist, not both. I … Continue reading on artistic merit
on social media
The human brain has evolved over 7 million years, and during this time it has tripled in size. If humans had been around for 24 hours, Edison just discovered the electric light bulb 4 minutes ago. Think, then, about how inadequately equipped our human biology is for the technological and social transformation of just the … Continue reading on social media
economies of attention
Everything around us seeks to draw us in and capture our conscious focus. Far too often we give it away. If you started the day with a finite bar of focus, how would you spend the day differently?
questions for a stranger
why do you think we're here, and what do you think happens when we're not if you could whisper one thing into every single person's ear, what it would be what makes you feel alive?