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It’s natural to think of one’s own life as a novel (or a movie or a play), and within that narrative we are always the central character. Thoughtful p...more

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...but the future is a teenage crackhead who makes shit up as he goes along.

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However, I suppose VH1 *is* selling me something; they're selling nostalgia, which means they're selling my own memories back to me, which means they'...more

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When you start thinking about what your life was like 10 years ago--and not in general terms, but in highly specific detail--it's disturbing to realiz...more

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...because people who talk about their dreams are actually trying to tell you things about themselves they'd never admit in normal conversation. It's ...more

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Real people are actively trying to live like fake people, so real people are no less fake. Every comparison becomes impractical. This is why the impra...more

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The main problem with mass media is that it makes it impossible to fall in love with any acumen of normalcy. There is no 'normal' because everybody is...more

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Now, obviously, all old people seem cool whenever we see black-and-white images of their younger selves. It's human nature to inject every old picture...more