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Disciplinary society is still governed by no. Its negativity produces madmen and criminals. In contrast, achievement society creates depressives and losers.
The Burnout Society
Han, Byung-Chul;
Now it needs to have a motor because you can’t manage your time and you need to squeeze in a ride before sunset? THIS IS NOT MY PROBLEM. The world does not owe you a good time. Maybe take a lesson from the roadies you’re always making fun of and *ride your bike in the morning* like someone with a life.
Say what you will about roadies, but at least they’re not lazy.
Evil Is as Evil Does
Eben Weiss
To be clear, I’m a fan of the Bluesky leadership and engineering team. With the VC money as fuel, I expect their next 12 months or so to be golden, with lots of groovy features and mind-blowing growth. But that’s not what I’ll be watching.
I’ll be looking for ecosystem growth in directions that enable survival independent of the company. In the way that email is independent of any technology provider or network operator.
Just like Mastodon and the Fediverse already are.
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