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And it was this work that really opened my eyes to the pervasive sensation of surveillance. (Which is why art is vital, right?) Especially because Bridle makes explicit the role of the network and what that does: the first essay is titled All Cameras are Police Cameras.
The camera network today is Instagram, TikTok, other people’s phones.
Apple’s Photo Scanning and Our State of Forced Collective Paranoia
interconnected.org
My favourite recent saying to replace “less is more” is this, by Paul Valéry (another poet!):
> Everything simple is false. Everything complex is unusable.
“It’s Not So Simple to Celebrate a Phrase.”
Marcin Wichary
Attuned choice by attuned choice, your entire life is a form of self-expression. Ultimately, the act of self-expression isn't really about you.
The Creative Act
Rick Rubin
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