“art is never finished, merely abandoned” – da vinci
“every book is a failure” – orwell
From time to time I’ve found myself casually making a claim that I’d acknowledge to be grandiose: that I’ve mapped out most of human conversation, mostly in my head and across a sprawling web of threads and notes.
From history:
“Idk” – socrates
“chill” – buddha
“Love ppl” – jesus
“Eye for an eye” – hammurabi
“There’s nothing new under the sun” – ecclesiastes, bible
“Why do you not love me?” 2000yo pompeii graffiti
“Every man wants to write a book” – babylon?
“Kids these days have no respect” – adults since always
“Men these days are soft and weak” – mid-late rome
“Women these days are amoral whores” – renaissance era florence
“I have wasted my hours” da vinci
“Has god forsaken us? Will the world ever be prosperous again?” – black death
“The pace of modern life is insane” – 1800s
“All this tech is driving us mad”
“But I am very poorly today, and very stupid and hate everybody and everything.” – Charles Darwin, to his friend Charles Lyell
“Nobody reads anymore”
“School sucks” – montaigne, 1500s
“The world had gone mad” – WW1
“billboards suck” – david ogilvy
“Products suck” – steve jobs
“War bad” – all sensible people
“Some of u may die but that is a sacrifice i am willing to make” – warmongers
“Only i can lead us to the promised land” – fraud
“We must civilize these savages” – savages with better tech
School discourse: is college worth it
Work discourse: how many hours should you work, should you do unpaid internship
Dating discourse: Should men pay on date
Health
Big recurring themes:
Freedom vs security
Solitude vs society (emerson: ayy)
Hustle vs relax (how many hours should you work a week?)
From twitter timeline:
Ecological disaster. Famous artist produces new media. Public figure dies. New product released. Think of the children. Racism! Public figure does bad thing. corruption happens.
Organization bad. Some woman has a body. Some man is disgusting. Shots fired somewhere in media vs tech vs politics standoff. Bad product ad. Notification, tech bad. Org kowtowing to foreign govt bad. Celeb associating with politican figure bad. Invasion bad. Power outage, is civilization collapsing? Athlete breaks record. Man wears dress, shocking.
Politician vs tech mogul, oooo.
Former president uses popular word
Organization rebrands
Beloved band reuniting
Media guy vs billionaire
Famous woman breaks up
Law enforcement goes too far
New product released
Bad practices in industry revealed
Bad ad is proof we live in a society
People are horny and depressed
CEO says something controversial
Is porn good or bad?
Is marriage good or bad?
Are politicians out of touch?
Are celebrities out of touch?
Are you working the correct amount of hours?
Can white women be racist towards brown men?
Can brown men be sexist towards white women?
Under what terms is it ok for people to kill themselves?
2020:
War bad. Product bad. Royals doing stuff. Woman has baby. Company makes money. Consoomer mad. Authors mad. New music. Rich people be riching. Global pandemic hits. Beloved athlete dies. Rich people be riching. Brexit. Immigrant’s family used to be rich. Woman has body. Books look different now. If you dont like the good foreign movie you are racist. Famous guy talks eugenics. Famous rapist sentenced. People dont know how to math. Stock market crashes. Are rich people out of touch? New app seems promising. Woman has large baby. Dictator’s sister kinda cute. Are UFOs real? Woman lost weight. Are rich people out of touch? Famous podcaster gets big deal. Rocket launch. Law enforcement goes too far. Racist statues bad? Celeb unalives himself. Non-parents vs parents fight. Worm community offended by joke. Tech vs politics. Are women being too slutty? Is genghis khan problematic? Law enforcement goes too far. Can we speak ill of the dead if they did fucked up shit? Is monogamy bad? Rich guy didn’t pay his taxes, bad or smart? “Racists? On my internet?” law enforcement goes too far. Rich people are out of touch. Statue of woman too sexy? Should bad debts be paid? Should we honor people’s honorifics (Dr.)?
2021:
Is this guy a shitty dad? Is marriage a bad idea? Has law enforcement gone too far? Minimum wage (discuss). Farmers be protesting. Historical figure was racist? Cartoon too sexy? Have corporations gone too far exploiting workers? Can we speak ill of the dead? Famous people getting divorced: is marriage a bad idea? Famous athlete has mental health issues, brave or entitled? Famous person grew up in racist community, bad? Does batman eat pussy? Can we speak ill of the dead if they sucked? Why does dating suck so much? Is this new tech exploitative or is it opportunity? Are rich people out of touch? White women in new york write scathing article about their ex-frenemy. Do gifted kids deserve help or scorn? Can we speak ill of the dead?
2022:
Woman thinks men who cry are unattractive. Rich guy is out of touch. How will artificial wombs change society? Some guy is a massive slut. Something smells foul in corpo-land. Scheduling etiquette. Famous woman is pregnant. Workers be striking. Celeb suspended for antisemitism. Productized therapy bad? War is hell. Famous woman is pregnant. Is it sexist to criticize female CEOs? How will synthetic beef change society? Workers be unionizing. What is a groomer? What does a parent owe a child? Famous couple go to court. Is it racist to dislike a movie? Student loans bad? Workers be laid off. Famous guy criticizes women’s bodies. Rich guy is out of touch. One celeb slaps another: when is violence justified? Etiquette is different in different countries/contexts. Abortion. Is it bad to work for weapons manufacturers? Is this random lady a shitty wife and mom, or is it her family that’s fucked up? Corpos be selling us shit. Rich guy raises more money. How does new tech change society? Is leader out of touch? Can we speak ill of the dead? Celebrity cheats on wife, is marriage a bad idea? Celebrity cheats on wife, is marriage a bad idea? What protests are reasonable and what aren’t? Woman is happy, is she out of touch? Celeb dies young. Something smells foul in corpo-land. Is this lady a shitty neighbor? How will new technology change society?