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oaksprout.bsky.social
you believe, I believe too, that you are the river of light
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"Community", like "Happiness", is something that cannot be obtained by aiming at it too directly

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

sometimes I just want so badly to be relieved of the pressure to be interesting

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

Grindset hustle bros quoting "what do you plan to do with your one wild and precious life" as if they like Mary Oliver is so ironic like bro do you even let the soft animal of your body love what it loves

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

sometimes I wish I could cause computer programming to happen via heavy lifting / physical exertion rather than via typing and screen-staring (Bret Victor's Dynamicland is probably the closest thing to this, if only)

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

something something stuck culture and simulacra There’s a wide open space here politically / culturally for those who can articulate a compelling vision of a better future that isn’t a rehashing of the old

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

generalizing further: the surest way to kill the inherent joy in an activity is to be dependent on the outcome

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

app idea: a popup that appears every time you open the site and asks "are you sure you want to scroll through your timeline right now?"

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

To have a better life, better health etc - get enough sleep To get enough sleep, go to bed on time To get yourself to go to bed on time, stop scrolling & notice when you feel tired

submitted 109 days ago • 1 comment

A political movement built on energy and enthusiasm is more attractive than one built on doom and despair

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

Boston Market recently changed their name to Boston MARKET, a move that increased their market capitalization by 500%

submitted 110 days ago • 111 comments

try not to confuse anxiety for morality

submitted 113 days ago • 0 comments

everyone processes differently I suppose but I don’t have time to surrender to despair; there is too much to do, so many things to fix, so much to build!

submitted 115 days ago • 0 comments