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@nothenrygale ahem, don’t forget I know where you live too, Bradley.

I’ve always been amazed by the work of Hope For Paws, which rescues and rehabilitates and adopts out abandoned and homeless dogs in Los Angeles. If you’ve seen their videos, you probably also wish what they did wasn’t so necessary.

You are both such good men. Cheers, loves.

To add:

Balla was another major Futurist artist.

Regarding the quote:

Baldwin said this when describing how people in the West would come to him crying, saying how awful they feel about the plight of those less fortunate, especially black people, in this country.
It is a commentary on how people would sooner tearfully speak of how they…[Read more]

Image in question:

I do think there’s an element of being played here, @daela. What if everything we think is a glimpse into Noah’s makeup, his “hatred” of his father, his “complicated” relationship with his mother, even what Horace told Meghan about burning his toys and puppy, is a calculated show of feigned weakness to give him (and Horace) power?

Just like he…[Read more]

Oh Noah. You living legend.

@kortneydarling you have absolutely captured his usual pose and handsomeness! And just a drop of shiftiness. I love every inch of this.

@bcbishop right. we don’t know exactly how The System works. But what we do know is Noah intends to teach us to be more like him and less like us. He wants to train us to be influencers influence. Then we influence others, use them, take what we want, and so on. It’s ok to recognize this for what it is and decide how it can help you, because it…[Read more]

@bruinbown this is spot on. Andy literally said as much after our first trip out. He was showing us that even what may seem like a good deed (and it was) is a small manipulation. You are cultivating loyalty. To put it bluntly: That person we gave to? Maybe they now think better of us because we did so. Apply that to business, to relationships, to…[Read more]

They did also repeat paintings by David in chapter one, if I recall correctly. David as a preeminent representative of now-classical and now Boccioni, a defacto leader of Futurist art. His paintings would most accurately depict the ideals of the movement.

I like the eye of @111error‘s that has all the decorations he can watch me with that one.

Also, halfway point? Let’s do this. I figure when we finish the chapters we all turn into Lovecraftian monsters anyhow. I always like a slow burn to hellfire.

But wait there’s more! (Sorry in and out of work things but art talk lures me in)

Both sides of our current experience will read this painting differently. For example, I’ll read it like the clamoring for a leader who is reforming OSDM, which applies to the different kind of behavior we’ve been seeing from OSDM and Noah possibly as that new…[Read more]

A bit of context for the painting from a critical piece called “Futurism and the Crowd.”
(The statue in this painting is of Cansignorio, a feudal prince)

Significantly, the equestrian monument to Cansignorio, ded- icated to a feudal court, presides over a serene, enclosed cemetery located in the center of Verona. Rather than romanticize this…

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@kevin I wanted to add to the idea of human beings and their intrinsic value. Who is useful to you? How can you use and market their skill set to your benefit?

What does Noah see as our value? Based on his “interview”, it seems as if The System itself, though the self-actualization we will achieve, will make us more valuable to the man. If we…[Read more]

I go back to Noah’s story about replacing his father by manipulating the board of directors from his website: was that true? Seems like Horace is still very much in charge, of The Investors at least. And if Noah and Horace are in such opposition, why is Horace appearing in System promo videos alongside his son?

Seems like we are getting counter…[Read more]

Regarding agency: We chose this experience. Heck, in the case of @bcbishop, @kevin and myself, we CHOSE to support Joyce and OSDM because we were choosing to support the experience they were providing.

Here’s what we know: We give them their power; they need us. We relinquish part of our agency to them to keep their clock wound, but we never…[Read more]

truth told, I think you may have something there @chelsea. It also means that many of us who have drawn a line in the sand may start to see that line shift without their intent.