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Edges
There must be an edge… otherwise it’s difficult to catch on to the essence (ideas, products, everything) Limitations are an amplifier of creative power, not only on the part of the creator but also on the part of the consumer. Always be aware of the limits and edges everywhere.
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Cultural Code Determines Ways of Life
Just as DNA directs the essence of an object’s physical development, the cultural code with which an individual is programmed determines their destiny or the destiny of a whole group. A barbaric cultural code leads to decay and suffering. The brain can reprogram itself with other, better codes; a clean ‘freedom’ environment helps reprogram bad…
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Style Analysis: Braun, Rams
This is good design, good taste. See, the first thing is the function of the product, no fancy stuff; it is simple. Principles? Minimalism, focus on people’s comfort to use, a lot of attention to all the details and their harmony, how they resonate together, those little color parts… There is a nice visual style…
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Contemporary but real Jazz
Jazz can be not only vintage and classic (78rpm.archive.org collection, for example) and also purely modern (a radio stream link to check). Not jazzy beats, not barely listenable pseudo-intellectual avant-garde, – real jazz as we used to get it, but modern. The first thing that comes to mind is a straight beat there, more solid,…
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Creators, Be Aware
Artist, painter, musician… Your job is not only to create but also to suffer, to gain a perspective from all angles of existence, to tell the truths of life. A glamorous creator evokes a feeling of deep repugnance… as much as any money-grubbing idiot does; what can they truly tell the world, what benefits can…
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99c
Such activity as music does not necessarily mean the scope of market needs, often it is just a hobby, “a talk with god”, but it happens that people manipulate it to gain sales. Anyway, the market is just a representation of people’s needs. The monetary system as we have it today is evil and very…
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Impermanence
Be ready to lose everything. Nothing physical truly belongs to us; it’s all just temporary rent. Only your mind and your time are yours
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Oversaturation
A new phenomenon of the “post-Internet” era – hypertrophied mass consciousness, mass psychosis, deliberately fueled hysteria
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Dark ages
Politics today is a crap zone, smart goes to art or science, mid-range minds go to politics mostly; typically – activists, cops, fat money-makers… you will rarely meet genius people there, but usually just some lucky mediocre. Don’t mind exceptions, of course. Sure that’s got reasons behind it, today’s politics seems to be a dull…
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Сriticism tone
People who throw dirt criticism on everything are usually self-affirming …. but it’s a bad tone, an unfaithful approach. Be beautiful and accurate, discuss/criticize carefully, clearly expressing understanding and openness to the other sides that may be unknown or misunderstood to you. Anything else, don’t blindly pour buckets of criticism, but try to understand the…
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If I am tired
If I’m tired of work – sleep and quality books, maybe a good wise blog or music, or a quiet walk, or a lunch of simple foods like vegetables and cereals, these are the things that really help. Especially sleep and rest, just lying down and doing nothing, – such a rest provides so much…
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There is no justice by default, don’t wait for it, fight for the better today
There is no justice in the world and don’t try to wait for it, sometimes the worst scumbags get everything and the best people suffer, be prepared for the worst, be ready for the fight to get that justice by yourself, nature is not giving it as a served dish by default. And by the…
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Do I really need to know that?
Some knowledge, while factually correct, is essentially useless. For example, do I really need to know all that wide range of small political facts? Some information is not needed. Of course it’s good to know everything, but what about the capacity of the receiver? Our memory and emotional battery ain’t infinitely elastic. That’s why I…
