“At this rate, the next PM will be the chasm where Suella Braverman’s soul should be.”
💬 Frances Ryan, The Guardian
“Trump’s team took the 5th so often it should be called taking the 45th.”
💬 Dave Pell
I don’t always remember to put up the readwise quotes that catch my eye when I see them - so here’s a collection for you
Fareed on Education
Geoffrey Moore
No comment on increasing disorder at all levels!
Robert M. Pirsig
Something to bear in mind on the ‘journey to the top’.
Douglas Rushkoff
A corollary to finding the problem for your solution?
Venkatesh Rao
George Orwell
Explains some decisions by certain people.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Well - yes - maybe in his day. Is it just me that thinks this no longer holds true? (That is the younf asking questions. Or am I just cynical?
Dave Winer gives a shout-out for our very own Manton Reece.
“And I look forward to reading his book.”
💬 Dave Winer
Even Dave was waiting!
The Fog of Global War, Dana Blankenhorn
“This is also no normal midterm election. This is an existential battle between democracy and fascism. Major media try to both sides it, but that’s …
Different Times.
If Adam’s grandfather was alive today - I wonder how he would negotiate the virtual office. Remote work. Fractional and Interim people.
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Secret life of Gerald: the New Zealand MP who spent a lifetime crafting a vast imaginary world
Not even Gerald O’Brien’s wife of 60 years knew of the countless hours he spent drawing and writing stories of his parallel world.
These are the kinds of secrets I would like more people to have. Such a welcome change to the usual. What an extraordinary man.
“I talked to him for a year … about all sorts of things, but the imaginary world never came up and it pisses me off that I didn’t know,”
💬 Lucien Rizos - his nephew