Curiouser and curiouser

today we discuss a topic i've been pondering a lot the past year; joy as a means instead of an end! books and articles mentioned:ursula leguin - the ones who walk away from omelasemily henry - beach readhttps://www.filosofie.nl/filosoof-peter-venmans-de-zin-van-het-leven-is-zin-hebben-in-het-leven-frivoliteit/wendy cope - the orangebeautiful world where are you - sally rooneyfjodr dostojevski - crime and punishmentalduous huxley - brave new worldflorence given - women living deliciouslyaudre lorde - uses of the erotichttps://brightblackhoney.substack.com/p/joy-is-a-strategy-why-white-leftistsalbert camus - the myth of sisyphus

today we respond to the notion that 'the internet isn't fun anymore' and look at some online spaces that use the internet in a joyful way, without being stuck in algorithms and ads. hopefully it will help us answer the question: how can we make the internet fun again?
mentioned websites:
https://archive.org/
https://archiveofourown.org/
https://neocities.org/browse
https://cloudhiker.net/explore
https://theuselessweb.com/
https://www.ravelry.com/account/loginhttps://visdeurbel.nl/
https://www.window-swap.com/
books mentioned:
empire of AI - karen hao
the age of extraction - tim wu

finally i have an excuse to talk about all my hobbiesarticles on physical versus digital mediahttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11943480/pdf/life-15-00345.pdfhttps://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fedu0000830https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9871942/

today i am joined by Leora Aileen to discuss the philosophy and science of doing nothing
books and people mentioned:
vita contemplativa - byung chul han
women artists: the creative process - bell hooks
de openbaring van de onbenutte tijd - lieke knijnenburg
the brain at rest - joseph jebelli
nina's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NinaCatharina_/videos
quirine's substack: https://quirinebrouwer.substack.com/p/all-my-friends-and-i-talk-about-is

today we chat about finding the beauty and luxury of life without falling into overconsumption. what are some things you want to learn to see the beauty in, that go against the mainstream beauty standards?
essays mentioned:
women artists - bell hooks
beauty laid bare - bell hookson knitting and killing my mortal enemies - this is going somewhere
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