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No's avatar

Holy shit, I’m awake now.

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James Taylor Foreman's avatar

Stay frosty

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Tom Huntington's avatar

I'd like to hear more of the middle of your story from the next day after your mother's holding you like a little child again . . .

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James Taylor Foreman's avatar

What about?

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Will Mannon's avatar

Love it. So many memorable one-liners in here. If creative community is the antidote to entertaining ourselves to death, let’s build

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Justin's avatar

if only someones was building a second act

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Will Mannon's avatar

👀 👀

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Robert L. Bergs's avatar

Television is an extraordinary medium, magnetic and mesmerizing. Great essay. Important ideas, well conveyed.

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art/is/tree's avatar

James, I'm new to Substack and your work. Do I hear a resonance with Iaian McGilchrist, too? I understand you to be advising the use of that left-brain verbal tool in balance with the pre-verbal perception that you experienced as a child.

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Tyler Sehn's avatar

TV is awesome. As you mentioned, it's a reflection of us capable of highlighting certain qualities. Just don't want to confuse the map for the territory.

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Dusty Moell's avatar

Well done with this one. “Through, with, and outside the hall of black mirrors”. We can’t reject them completely, but we can prevent the absorption of our psyche and even use them responsibly.

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