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monocropping validation, it doesn’t lead to independence https://t.co/Dz5YCKXXoV

the generosity of a billionaire is not independence, nor is a 10/10 body in fact, it’s the opposite. it’s quite literally dependence https://t.co/G8uGkQVzDm

my story is one of diversifying my singular monocropped source of validation—being excellent https://t.co/Q2YQ8lO759

it’s easier almost when you’re not an excellent kid, because excellence at system can make optimising for the system so easy it becomes all you know if you’re not so good at the system, you find other ways to value yourself: popularity, geeky hobbies, beauty

when you monocrop, it feels like nothing else could ever match the yield nothing else would be efficient enough https://t.co/rfneHU0frF


but u can lead the damn story behind https://t.co/6rXpihz7Bs

@visakanv on monocropping and Calvin & Hobbes; being suspicious of monocropping, its cost of independence https://t.co/7YcLQ8p5ug
