I find language to be as clear a window into somebody's real self as a deep look into their eyes or seeing them when they think no one is looking. Their priorities, worries, ambitions shine through -- The more you try to mask yourself with language, the more you are revealed.https://twitter.com/then_there_was/status/1124500539734052864 …
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Instagram is higher-res in certain ways, but lends itself to particular varieties of subterfuge, e.g. arranging experiences that *appear* expensive/exclusive. Depth of thought is hard to fake to the sort of audience that cares about it. The book is usually better than the movie
But, like... if you don't think an interesting life can be lived largely inside your own head, I get it. If I were active on insta, ~half my posts would be book excerpts. There are full days where I do almost nothing but read, think & walk around the neighborhood in a semi-trance
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Also what is an "interesting" life? To me surely depth of thought and initiative. Hard to find in Insta.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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That's what geniuses do. I read an article about this somewhere. Most geniuses throughout history read a lot and walk around thinking all day.
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Peripatetic is good
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