The desire to optimize is a disguised form of fear; every optimization is "get me the fuck away from this scary thing, as far as possible."
-
-
It's tricky; the original tweet wasn't written as poetry but it was more or less intended to be read as poetry. When optimizing the hell out of a want carries an undertone of desperation, that means there's fear under it: fear of not getting what you want.
-
This is not obviously a good thing for someone to believe depending on their life situation so seriously disregard it if it doesn't seem helpful or resonant

- 1 more reply
New conversation -
-
-
original tweet probably framed a little too broadly; might be more accurate to frame it the other way around: fear incentivizes unnecessary optimization
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.