Emily MacKinnon

A way to think about beauty: "Beauty has to do with conversational symmetries and asymmetries in the world." So when David Whyte wrote "Anger is the purest form of care," he's exploring the natural tension between anger and caring. But he's going deeper, and it's in that exploration where beauty and good writing emerge: "Good writing is the act of overhearing yourself say things you didn't know you knew. Because you're at that frontier between what you think is you and what you think is not you, someone else is speaking."

I just think it would be better for everyone if the people who make adhesive for maxi pads and the people who make adhesive for bookstore price stickers switched jobs

One thing nobody tells you about adulthood is how fun it is to become your own person. One day you randomly start liking jazz, olive green, expensive dark chocolate, documentaries about volcanoes, weird lamps, sparkling water, books about loneliness in Tokyo, silver jewelry and quiet cafés. Your personality keeps unfolding forever if you let it.

the great thing about AI is that everyone seems to think "well it gets things wrong in my area of expertise but its so good for everything else"

Don't let anyone talk you out of buying that 1 book at the bookstore. Those 3 books could be the most life-changing 10 books you've ever gotten.

Socialism is so sick I love when tax dollars go to schools instead of wars

people seem to be forgetting that you have to teach children things for them to know it

AAAAAAND THE WAITRESS IS PRACTICING POLITICS

“male loneliness epidemic” ohhh you mean the male consequence epidemic

comms, socials, events

whenever AI pops up unbidden to try to “help me” with my writing

*wildly gestures at everything*

I don't recall any previous transformative technologies having to be sold so desperately. No one in 1999 was going, "Guys. Cell phone? It's coming, whether we like it or not. I think it's important, FOR WOMEN ESPECIALLY, to learn about cell phone. So that we're not left behind!!"

Moon joy [noun] the feeling of intense happiness and excitement that only comes from a mission to the Moon The Artemis II crew bring us endless Moon joy.

this is my version of an egot

what if we started critical thoughtmaxxing

I’m so moonpilled. I’m lunarmaxxing.

Just because you were too stupid to understand this is what you were voting for doesn’t mean this isn’t what you voted for

seeing a lot of "higher gas prices won't affect me because I don't drive very much" and unfortunately it is my sad duty to inform you that your food does not teleport to the grocery store

Thanks for ending the meeting 4 minutes early and “giving me some time back.” Now I can finally pursue my passions