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Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness. The more we have, the less we are masters of what we have, and the more we are enslaved to it.
— John Ruskin, The Crown of Wild Olive (1866)

3mo ago

3quarksdaily.com

On the Joys of Collecting Junk

My friends, being my friends, invariably champion the necessity of objects piling up in my yard.

6mo ago

The more you own, the more it owns you.

7mo ago

whyisthisinteresting

The Casual Fridays Edition

A small island industry didn't just manufacture demand for a product, they manufactured an entire social norm.

8mo ago

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