Super fascinating breakdown of your painting! It's great that you and Elle have crossed paths -- her newsletter is one that's been on our radar.
Also, thank you for the link to the doomscrolling piece (and your commentary on it). The way that the internet's never-ending stream disintegrates meaning and dehumanizes us is a serious issue. We talk about it a lot behind the scenes. (Especially since Twitter is such a key part of what we do, and the site naturally favors that direction.)
We try our best to fight back. It's small stuff, like sharing only what we love, and giving people as much context as we can. Handing them something valuable to sink in to and internalize -- something that could actually change the person looking, rather than just another bit of content bouncing around online. It takes a lot of time and effort, particularly on our Substack, but it's what we consider ethical. Really, it's a daily battle.
As usual I'm so lifted up by your comments, thank you so much! What Elle is doing is so fun, I was happy to connect with her and excited to see her novel come to life.
About the whole doomscrolling issue—it's taking me a long time and a lot of effort, as you say, to be more aware and intentional, not just wrt what I share but what and how I take in. The dialogue around this is shifting how I'm thinking about TLB, what I try to give back.
It's tricky to be vulnerable (and not pretend that the bad stuff doesn't exist) but also counterbalance the fact that EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS that the bad stuff exists! But so edifying, too, to navigate this.
It was so much fun to collab with you! And your paintings, unsurprisingly, turned out so absolutely beautiful. We’re overdue for a hang!
Elle, the pleasure was mine! I loved connecting and collaborating, it was a lot of fun. Can't wait to hang!
Super fascinating breakdown of your painting! It's great that you and Elle have crossed paths -- her newsletter is one that's been on our radar.
Also, thank you for the link to the doomscrolling piece (and your commentary on it). The way that the internet's never-ending stream disintegrates meaning and dehumanizes us is a serious issue. We talk about it a lot behind the scenes. (Especially since Twitter is such a key part of what we do, and the site naturally favors that direction.)
We try our best to fight back. It's small stuff, like sharing only what we love, and giving people as much context as we can. Handing them something valuable to sink in to and internalize -- something that could actually change the person looking, rather than just another bit of content bouncing around online. It takes a lot of time and effort, particularly on our Substack, but it's what we consider ethical. Really, it's a daily battle.
Looking forward to your next issue!
As usual I'm so lifted up by your comments, thank you so much! What Elle is doing is so fun, I was happy to connect with her and excited to see her novel come to life.
About the whole doomscrolling issue—it's taking me a long time and a lot of effort, as you say, to be more aware and intentional, not just wrt what I share but what and how I take in. The dialogue around this is shifting how I'm thinking about TLB, what I try to give back.
It's tricky to be vulnerable (and not pretend that the bad stuff doesn't exist) but also counterbalance the fact that EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS that the bad stuff exists! But so edifying, too, to navigate this.
Thanks so much for reading <3
Absolutely! Thanks for putting out such a great newsletter.