Oh wow, that whole 'corporations are destroying books' thing actually has a silver lining. I'm not being financially irresponsible; I'm doing vital conservation work.

Arlo@feraldactal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I actually don’t believe in overconsumption when it comes to books. In an age where they are literally destroying books I think it’s so important to have physical media. Buy all the books. Build your library up. Buying books will never be a bad decision.

I have no idea what this even is, but I sat down to write something, and this is what happened.

I want to write in a serif font

And other things you aren’t supposed to do anymore.

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And with that, draft 2 of my #novel is complete. A short break, then I begin editing at a surgical level. No word is safe. But boy, does it feel good to reach this milestone. #WritingCommunity #BookSky

Men in Hollywood films are always like: “Woman, you can’t turn it off from the control room. You could sprain an ankle on the way: it’s too dangerous. No, the only way is that I must eat all the radium.”

There is a high chance those emergency government alerts startled someone into dropping a lit cigarette.

The fact human effort went into the creation of something gives it meaning. Think about mountaineering: how many people still climb mountains, even risk their lives, even though helicopters are a thing? You can fly higher than Everest, but where's the effort and challenge that makes it meaningful?

Human creativity can only survive if we cherish it. The past couple of decades have seen a shift in behaviour: the way we now consume content is damaging the very thing we rely on for meaning, connection, understanding, perspective and joy.

Riley Bruce@rileybruce.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What’s a thing from your area of expertise (or special interest) that you think it would behoove everyone else to know?

Just seen three gambling ads in a row, which I think means I win the jackpot.

One of the labours of Hercules was washing a jar of peanut butter to put in the recycling.

What if the real cat was the friends Schrödinger made along the way?

My ideas all go hide in a cupboard every time I have the chance to share them.

I do not have enough time for #reading and I think the world's governments should do something about this.

Bees are hard to photograph. Always in a rush.

Seems legit. I’m sure a massive courier company uses this email address for all its communications.

The great thing about having a preference for asking questions over posting answers is that it’s easy to run out of answers, but you’ll never run out of questions.

Random strangers on SubStack or LinkedIn confidently telling each other how and what to do, how to live, how to think, how to create, how to be - over and over again.

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Love it when brands are like “We’d like to say thanks for being a loyal customer by giving you the chance to spend more money.” Gee, thanks guys. I don’t know what to say.

4 things I’m growing to love about magazines as the content ecosystem worsens 🧵

If variety is the spice of life, my LinkedIn feed is currently into minus numbers on the Scoville Scale.

Gandalf: You shall not pass! Balrog: OMG, r u mad at me??

Sometimes I see the delivery person coming from way off, but I don't want to seem too eager, so I stand out of view like an NPC whose scripted actions haven't been triggered yet until they've rung the bell.

Incredible lightning last night (and some welcome cool air). I’m in love with this clip (filmed at 240fps).

Do you ever lie on the floor and think: nope

Moon behind a tree, innit

It’s weird being a writer and a thinker (I’m not saying I’m a good thinker…) at the moment.

Hi, I’d like to cancel my broadband. Provider: Well you can’t. *Grabs router and runs giggling into the undergrowth*

I wrote a thing about how content creation needs to change, and why I’m going to break the rules. Authenticity is more important than ‘success’. open.substack.com/pub/rewantre...

We deserve less

It’s time to end the calorific diet of ultra-processed content.

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SCRIPT FOR EVERY BLOCKBUSTER BEHIND THE SCENES/PREVIEW FEATURETTE: DIRECTOR: This is like nothing you’ve seen before. STUDIO HEAD: I can’t wait for people to see this movie. It’s something really special. LEAD ACTOR: It’s just amazing what [Director]’s achieved. They’ve got such incredible vision

iPhones are like: “Remember that time you set a timer for 8 mins 34 seconds? Wasn’t that great? Let me know if you want to do they again. Just tap here, I’ve got it ready.”

App: We’ve sent a verification code to your mobile. Phone signal:

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