Suli Qyre
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“Man is not at home in the universe, despite all the efforts of philosophers and metaphysicians to provide a soothing syrup. Thought is still a narcotic.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“Man is not at home in the universe, despite all the efforts of philosophers and metaphysicians to provide a soothing syrup. Thought is still a narcotic.
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“All art is partly about struggle, about discovering the courage to overcome. This is shown through the existence of every last artwork, regardless of whether it takes the form of a painting, a performance, or a poem. Every artwork helps us become stronger, more courageous, more defiant beings.”
220. An Endless Struggle
Making art means struggling with the problem of expression. There’s something you see and you need to share it with others. But you can’t communicate it directly, for you know your words will not be a...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“All art is partly about struggle, about discovering the courage to overcome. This is shown through the existence of every last artwork, regardless of whether it takes the form of a painting, a performance, or a poem. Every artwork helps us become stronger, more courageous, more defiant beings.”
“Writing or saying the truth is equivalent to death, since we cannot tell the truth. It is forbidden because it hurts everyone. We never say the truth, we must lie, mostly as a result of our two needs: our need for love and cowardice.”
— Hélène Cixous, Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing
— Hélène Cixous, Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“Writing or saying the truth is equivalent to death, since we cannot tell the truth. It is forbidden because it hurts everyone. We never say the truth, we must lie, mostly as a result of our two needs: our need for love and cowardice.”
— Hélène Cixous, Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing
— Hélène Cixous, Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing
“For many people, this kind of community does not exist. It has become so easy to meet our material needs through transactional means that community is now felt to be unnecessary. The social benefits of community are no longer believed to be worth the social burdens that follow from it.”
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219. Community Benefits
To be in community with others means understanding you are part of a greater whole. It means knowing other people and being known by them. It means developing lasting relationships that are both carin...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“For many people, this kind of community does not exist. It has become so easy to meet our material needs through transactional means that community is now felt to be unnecessary. The social benefits of community are no longer believed to be worth the social burdens that follow from it.”
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“The past – as something that remains self-identical and is always to be retrieved in the same form – does not exist. Digital memory consists of indifferent – as it were, undead – points of presence. It lacks the extended horizon constituting the temporality of the living.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
“The past – as something that remains self-identical and is always to be retrieved in the same form – does not exist. Digital memory consists of indifferent – as it were, undead – points of presence. It lacks the extended horizon constituting the temporality of the living.
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“Or at least, she thinks she connects with others. This is what most scares her. If so much of her is hidden, and so much of them is hidden, then what is really being connected? Who are the entities that are connecting? Are they real people, and is one of them her?”
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218. The Deepest Self
Everything she shows others is carefully managed. She does not allow them to see any part of her that might lower her in their eyes. Problems and blemishes are kept hidden, tucked out of sight or cove...
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November 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“Or at least, she thinks she connects with others. This is what most scares her. If so much of her is hidden, and so much of them is hidden, then what is really being connected? Who are the entities that are connecting? Are they real people, and is one of them her?”
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“Art that plays with the idea of mechanical reproduction — the obvious example is the work of Andy Warhol — teaches us something of what it would be like to be a thing, an object.”
— Zadie Smith, “Man Versus Corpse”
— Zadie Smith, “Man Versus Corpse”
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“Art that plays with the idea of mechanical reproduction — the obvious example is the work of Andy Warhol — teaches us something of what it would be like to be a thing, an object.”
— Zadie Smith, “Man Versus Corpse”
— Zadie Smith, “Man Versus Corpse”
“To eliminate my anxiety, I need to see the attachment that's producing it and loosen myself from it. But when I'm burdened by the immense weight of the feeling, it can be incredibly difficult to do this effectively. I first need to shift my attention in order for the feeling to weaken.”
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217. Anxiety And Attention
An intense feeling of anxiety can be overwhelming. It can become almost impossible for me to remain present and attentive to what I must do in the moment when I am totally consumed by worry.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“To eliminate my anxiety, I need to see the attachment that's producing it and loosen myself from it. But when I'm burdened by the immense weight of the feeling, it can be incredibly difficult to do this effectively. I first need to shift my attention in order for the feeling to weaken.”
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“There is a way to Reality in and through the soul, and there is a way to Reality in and through the world. Whether the ultimate goal can be reached by following either of these ways to the exclusion of the other is to be doubted.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“There is a way to Reality in and through the soul, and there is a way to Reality in and through the world. Whether the ultimate goal can be reached by following either of these ways to the exclusion of the other is to be doubted.
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“It's true that our suffering arises from our way of life, from our perspective, from the unnecessary complexity we create, and from our reactive and distracted behaviour. But these are only symptoms of the problem.”
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216. You Must Save Yourself
We want to live happily, yet we suffer. We reflect on our experience and we wonder why we must suffer. Why must life be like this? We recognize there is a problem but we do not grasp its nature. We th...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“It's true that our suffering arises from our way of life, from our perspective, from the unnecessary complexity we create, and from our reactive and distracted behaviour. But these are only symptoms of the problem.”
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“The only person who can make you more aware is you. Others can encourage your awareness, they can provide you with opportunities to see more, but it is you who must allow yourself to look.”
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“You Must Save Yourself”, etc. (216-220)
The only person who can make you more aware is you. Others can encourage your awareness, but it is you who must allow yourself to look.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“The only person who can make you more aware is you. Others can encourage your awareness, they can provide you with opportunities to see more, but it is you who must allow yourself to look.”
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“The room had taken on an unutterable familiarity, like the truthful familiarity of dreams. And, as in dreams, what I can’t reproduce for you is the essential color of its atmosphere.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
“The room had taken on an unutterable familiarity, like the truthful familiarity of dreams. And, as in dreams, what I can’t reproduce for you is the essential color of its atmosphere.
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“Engaging regularly in collective action requires great energy and attention. But oppressive systems often rob of us of these things. They do this by compelling unnecessary actions that physically drain us, and by manufacturing a neverending fight for survival that mentally drains us.”
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215. Collective Action
Our best efforts are often defeated by systems that are unfair and unjust. Our success is often hindered by power structures that undermine equality and promote hierarchy. Our well-being is often redu...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“Engaging regularly in collective action requires great energy and attention. But oppressive systems often rob of us of these things. They do this by compelling unnecessary actions that physically drain us, and by manufacturing a neverending fight for survival that mentally drains us.”
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“Light breaks forth: the burst of light, the dispersion that resonates or vibrates dazzlingly — and in clarity clamors but does not clarify. The breaking forth of light, the shattering reverberation of a language to which no hearing can be given.”
— Maurice Blanchot, The Writing of the Disaster
— Maurice Blanchot, The Writing of the Disaster
November 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“Light breaks forth: the burst of light, the dispersion that resonates or vibrates dazzlingly — and in clarity clamors but does not clarify. The breaking forth of light, the shattering reverberation of a language to which no hearing can be given.”
— Maurice Blanchot, The Writing of the Disaster
— Maurice Blanchot, The Writing of the Disaster
“We do not see any harm in prioritizing our desires. We take the happiness that results from their satisfaction as a sign we're doing the right thing. But often our most pressing needs are in conflict with our most cherished wants.”
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214. Wants And Needs
We want pleasure but we need love. We want wealth but we need purpose. We want power but we need justice. We want righteousness but we need empathy. We want success but we need meaning. We want happin...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“We do not see any harm in prioritizing our desires. We take the happiness that results from their satisfaction as a sign we're doing the right thing. But often our most pressing needs are in conflict with our most cherished wants.”
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“We must not, for a moment, ever think that our exploration of discourse is free, complete; rather, those explorations are always policed by discourses already set in place.”
— Samuel R. Delany, “The Rhetoric of Sex/The Discourse of Desire”
— Samuel R. Delany, “The Rhetoric of Sex/The Discourse of Desire”
November 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“We must not, for a moment, ever think that our exploration of discourse is free, complete; rather, those explorations are always policed by discourses already set in place.”
— Samuel R. Delany, “The Rhetoric of Sex/The Discourse of Desire”
— Samuel R. Delany, “The Rhetoric of Sex/The Discourse of Desire”
“My words do not exist in a vacuum. You're hearing them and evaluating them. You're judging me, even if you tell me you aren't. For you do not have total control over your judgments. Some of them arise automatically, without any conscious choice.”
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213. What Must Be Said
I’m trying to tell you how I feel, but it’s impossible to find the right words. Everything that comes out of my mouth feels wrong, and I have to keep pausing to restate what I’ve just said. I’m anxiou...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“My words do not exist in a vacuum. You're hearing them and evaluating them. You're judging me, even if you tell me you aren't. For you do not have total control over your judgments. Some of them arise automatically, without any conscious choice.”
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“Time contracts the sphere of banality. (Banality is, strictly speaking, always a category of the contemporary.) What was banal can, with the passage of time, become fantastic.”
— Susan Sontag, “Notes on “Camp””
— Susan Sontag, “Notes on “Camp””
November 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
“Time contracts the sphere of banality. (Banality is, strictly speaking, always a category of the contemporary.) What was banal can, with the passage of time, become fantastic.”
— Susan Sontag, “Notes on “Camp””
— Susan Sontag, “Notes on “Camp””
“There will always be others who won't want to include me in their lives. This is a harsh truth I must accept. This doesn't mean that the person who has rejected me is bad or that they have wronged me. For the other side of this truth is that I too would reject someone I do not value highly enough.”
212. The Freedom To Reject
Rejection is always painful. It means learning that someone I’m interested in is not interested in me. Strong feelings necessarily arise. I feel grief over the lost possibility of a valuable connectio...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“There will always be others who won't want to include me in their lives. This is a harsh truth I must accept. This doesn't mean that the person who has rejected me is bad or that they have wronged me. For the other side of this truth is that I too would reject someone I do not value highly enough.”
“Today abstraction is no longer that of the map, the double, the mirror, or the concept. Simulation is no longer that of a territory, a referential being or substance. It is the generation by models of a real without origin or reality: a hyperreal.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“Today abstraction is no longer that of the map, the double, the mirror, or the concept. Simulation is no longer that of a territory, a referential being or substance. It is the generation by models of a real without origin or reality: a hyperreal.
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“The fiction an artwork presents is grounded in the reality of the game we're already playing. This grounding allows us to see how the new scope the artwork offers is compatible with our existing game. It shows us how our game could carry on in a different way than it does at present.”
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211. Changing The Game
When we think about how we can improve our lives, the range of our imagination is often limited. We have been raised and educated within the context of a given society. The options open to us seem pre...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“The fiction an artwork presents is grounded in the reality of the game we're already playing. This grounding allows us to see how the new scope the artwork offers is compatible with our existing game. It shows us how our game could carry on in a different way than it does at present.”
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“The task of art is to expand the scope of the game. It is to show us that there are possible moves that are not included in the official rules. All art is a kind of fiction, an imagining of what could be but does not yet exist.”
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“Changing The Game”, etc. (211-215)
The task of art is to expand the scope of the game, to show us that there are possible moves that are not included in the official rules.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“The task of art is to expand the scope of the game. It is to show us that there are possible moves that are not included in the official rules. All art is a kind of fiction, an imagining of what could be but does not yet exist.”
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“Wisdom is silent, and the most effective propaganda for truth is the force of personal example.”
— Henry Miller, The Rosy Crucifixion
— Henry Miller, The Rosy Crucifixion
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“Wisdom is silent, and the most effective propaganda for truth is the force of personal example.”
— Henry Miller, The Rosy Crucifixion
— Henry Miller, The Rosy Crucifixion
“Seeing no harm, you seek to fulfill your desire. You devote yourself to it, both in thought and action. You become more and more enamoured with the idea of its fulfillment. You start putting considerable time & resources into it. And then, after all this, you finally get what you want.”
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210. Dangerous Desires
There are things you want that you know would not be good for you. Having them would in some way harm you or your loved ones. You know what these these things are, and you know to ignore your desire f...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
“Seeing no harm, you seek to fulfill your desire. You devote yourself to it, both in thought and action. You become more and more enamoured with the idea of its fulfillment. You start putting considerable time & resources into it. And then, after all this, you finally get what you want.”
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“Any loss of identity prompts people to seek reassurance and rediscovery of themselves by testing, and even by violence. Today, the electric revolution, the wired planet, and the information environment involve everybody in everybody to the point of individual extinction.”
— Marshall McLuhan
— Marshall McLuhan
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
“Any loss of identity prompts people to seek reassurance and rediscovery of themselves by testing, and even by violence. Today, the electric revolution, the wired planet, and the information environment involve everybody in everybody to the point of individual extinction.”
— Marshall McLuhan
— Marshall McLuhan