“i’m trying not to stand vigil for you anymore / i’m trying to survive without the soft astonishments of loving / i’m trying to make myself into a good thing / even if you’re not around to be proud of me for it”
“Shouldn’t the man who invented the iPhone own his own creation?”
An explanation by anti-capitalist brad pitt.
“Mazzucato lists twelve crucial technologies that make smartphones “smart”: (1) microprocessors;(2) memory chips; (3) solid state hard drives; (4) liquid crystal displays; (5) lithium-based batteries;(6) fast Fourier transform algorithms; (7) the internet; (8) HTTP and HTML protocols; (9) cellular networks; (10) Global Positioning Systems (GPS); (11) touchscreens; and (12) voice recognition. Every last one was supported by the public sector at key stages of development.”
Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski, The People’s Republic of Walmart
“A critical history of technology would show how little any of the inventions [..] are the work of a single individual.”
‘kids these days have it easy’ thats the point thats the point thats the whole point we’re here to make it better for whoever comes after you sad selfish self absorbed puddle of wank
John Adams: “I study war and diplomacy, so that my son may study trade and commerce, so that his son may study art and music.”