El-mom

Guys, I have a complaint about a fellow telegram creator. It's been too long, I have to let it out. Three things:

One, every time I meet and have a conversation with this person, I'm left with more questions than when I came. I think better, deeper, and I pick on more nuances than before. This is not an easy life guys, I'm being challenged. Second, this person drops such gems of wisdom that I find out to profoundly impact my life for months afterwards. There have been simple statements he made that literally, I'm not exaggerating, have transformed my life and have made it much richer. He's making my life too better guys, bekagn. Third, and this is the most important one. He keeps noticing stuff I should've noticed about the place I grew up in. What do you mean you're making me question my life for 10 minutes straight by showing me a fixture that I last noticed when I was 7? In the damn place I grew up in, and pass by at least once per week. How dare you give me this whiplash? This person is too wholesome to exist. Bekagn bekagn bekagn. We need a Telegram court for this :(((

I actually have lost interest in it. I have no desire for someone to find out that the backs of my upper arms are sensitive or that I have freckles on my back or that the veins on my chest are very green. I find no comfort in thinking that someone will laugh at my jokes or hunger for my lips or find my chopped up paintings pretty. The prospect of learning someones favorite food or preferred combination of colors or the slant of their writing does not excite me. I do not wish to know and I do not wish to be known. Not anymore. There is no bleeding heart in my chest that wails for its other half. My brain is lacking of the static, the frantic buzz that accompanies the need be stimulated, validated, celebrated by another. I don't yearn. I dont want. Anyone. Love. It's strange because I used to, as long as I remember I've been wanting to meld with someone, to be chosen, to consume and be consumed. I don't feel like that anymore. There is no missing in me. No reminiscing of a past nor dreaming of a future. There is only now and I'm suspended in a strange space of just ... being. Alone. And for the first time in a long time, I don't wish that someone was there with me. Perhaps someday I will want someone to be in all the nooks and crannies of my being again. That's just not today. #its2am #donotworryaboutme #genuinelyitsinsultingstop

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Nova and I on another floor :)

@studywithnova and I on another floor :))

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Had a conversation with Occipital about drugs earlier and it reminded me of this essay, check it out :)

Okay, this is finally up. Not a men vs women thing, not a lecture. A lot of us live in a bubble, tech, creative, liberal spaces, where things look fine for women, but there's a mindset that follows us out of it and into our own heads. I wrote a piece to show what it's actually like to move through the world as a woman, so you feel it instead of being argued at. Including what the "man-hater" is really reacting to, because it isn't hate, even when it sounds like it. Please read the whole thing, it's one picture, and the pieces only add up together. Half of it out of context reads wrong. If you've ever been confused why women say it's still not okay when it looks fine to you, this is the walk-through. https://frostysiren.substack.com/p/on-being-seen?r=8ulkmq And if it resonates, share it with anyone you think it might reach, women who'll feel seen, and men who genuinely want to understand

For a documentary made almost 40 years ago, I can't put it in words how beautifully well done this is , just captures 70s-80s Ethiopia's context in music, culture and political history perfectly

What are the lock-in apps/aids/tips you use? They could be time-trackers, focus session aids.... You can DM me at @not_eldana or comment it here :)

Today's read: The African Enlightenment.

Anybody know any co-working spaces near Lebu? With space for meetings bihon demo it'd be super nice. DM @not_eldana or comment, thanks in advance ;)

On business models

How much of your success is determined by you having a corporate/rich people element than the general, consumer-based model? Three things I noticed that made me see this as a pattern: - Think about ride services. Nowadays, I can't help but think the majority of their profits come from the minor percentage of their customers that spend the most money. I don't think your measly 2k per month (while substantial) compares to some people's 100k per month. And I keep wondering, how much of their profit margins are underutilized because they don't (as far as my knowledge goes) offer corporate packages, monthly/annual packages, and/or drivers as a service? - The art industry, specifically, the western music industry. Have you noticed how much symbolism, care, craft, and artistry goes into seemingly simple lyrics and music videos? I keep wondering, with the level of care some of these works go through, who the real audience is. I don't think the majority of fans, especially regarding artists that dabble much more into the artistry than getting their literal message across, are there for the artistic experience. The best example I can give here is BTS, which ok, won't obviously be classified as western. One of the reasons I keep going back to the songs of RM, BTS's leader and my favorite artist, is because of the rabbit hole his lyrics and artistry takes me to. And I think this influence of his heavily applies to BTS, because under the heavy calculation that happens in the kpop industry to make songs viral, there's an entirely different world of care, genuine artistry, and philosophy that goes on. It makes me wonder whether this is the reason they're successful, which in turn, makes me wonder, is this success tied to the general mass or to the specific people willing to go deeper, to dig into Jungian psychology, and to look into kpop's history and korean art? - The third, and perhaps the best example I have, is social media. Sure, seemingly, the users are the business model, but really? As we all know, the majority, if not all, of the income of social media companies comes from corporate/influential deals and ads. Which makes one wonder, how much of those corporate and advertisement deals influence user experience than actual concern for the user? And again, who are the true customers here truly? And does what make or break the success of a social media app lie on how much it plays the corporate/business game, or the user game? As an incoming product person, I do have a good answer for this. But I'm thinking the general question, who do we define as the real customers and what are their interests, still holds up. If you have essays, articles, or research papers regarding this, let me know ;)

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Women I've been reading up on/following recently that I think are absolute divas. - Toni Morrison - Susan Sontag - Kanessa Muluneh I love a loud bold woman. I love an intelligent woman. And I love an unapologetically herself, independent woman. I might not agree or like everything they say or are, but damn, are they absolute divas.

By the way, have I told y'all that one of my friends is now a journalist? First vid on YouTube :))