I’m a lot less polite in uncomfortable or awkward social situations than I was pre covid

It’s me back to say more controversial things on the nostr.

Men should provide for women.

I once read this guide from the 1930’s on how to pick out a puppy.

You place the dog gently on its back and then hold it there lightly but firmly.

If it makes no effort to flip itself over it’s a chill/lazy dog who will have a mellow personality.

If it struggles to roll over for a bit and then acquiesces and relaxes this is a dog who will take instruction well and is very trainable.

If it won’t stop fighting you and keeps trying to roll over the whole time this is a high strung dog who will remain high strung. Will be hard to train and needs to be put to work in an active way.

According to ChatGPT this was known as the supine restraint test and it was rooted in dominance theory which is currently debunked.

But I’ve always found it useful as a metaphor.

Are you the dog who fights for a little bit and then gives up? Are you the dog who doesn’t fight? Or are you the dog who will keep fighting until you finally get what you want?

Reminder: you probably have a person in your life who is carrying a long term resentment towards you and will betray you at your lowest.

Do your best to figure out who that is now.

There were vigils outside of apple stores when Steve Jobs died.

I always found that interesting.

People held candlelit vigils for a ruthless CEO who by all accounts was an asshole both professionally and privately.

If I had to guess why it’s because Steve was more than ruthless CEO. Steve was the chief designer of our era.

Steve’s aesthetic became the dominant aesthetic. Every tech product these days is derivative of Steve’s vision. The idea that technology was art, that’s Steve.

And that aesthetic became deeply intertwined with modern life. The objects we touch and carry with us, the phone I am typing this on now. All of it is wrapped in a visual and tactile language that jobs imposed.

Aesthetics bind us far deeper than we understand, because like Steve knew beauty is important. Maybe even paramount.

It's happening again. Most people just don't realize it.