@ferriskleier@dhh Seriously! All the local AI is took hard on my old thinkpad with OmarchyโฆI basically have to use it just for writing markdown and book research.
The highlight of my literary life was meeting Jorge Luis Borges in the early 1980s. He recited Shakespeare soliloquies from memory and told a group of about 5 or 6 of us how he would improve them. Then he recited the improved versions. They were better.
From this we were supposed to learn not to be intimidated by legendary writers. They were imperfect, he told us.
Strangely, I was intimidated anyway.
True story. Trinity College, Oxford University.
Current reading on High Low Brow:
The Lymond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnett
Dune and sequels, Frank Herbert
Titus Groan and Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake
Next:
The Latro Series, Gene Wolfe
The Sun Eater, Christopher Ruocchio
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@AlysssaHazel I havenโt met anyone who didnโt love it. Can you link me to the bad reviews? I was lucky to chat with Andrew before he passed away and he was so kind and encouraging!
Just f*cking do it.
Do it mad. Do it to the point of insanity. Do it with limited time. Do it with 3 kids. Do it at 80. Do it with sickness. Just fcking do it.
The world doesn't care about your potential. It only cares what you did.
Do it scared. Do it unprepared. Do it at 3 AM in bed. Do it while no one is watching. Do it while everyone is watching and calling you an idiot.
Algorithms make you stupid. Gatekeepers take all the profit. TV numbs your mind. Inaction is the kiss of death. You either do it and make memories, or die with fantasies that never came true.
Just f*cking do it. Do it without enough money. Do it on an 8 year old MacBook. Do it from your parent's basement. Do it while working a minimum wage job. Do it while everyone calls you a loser.
The competition has no idea what they're doing and they're lazy as f*ck. Do it for yourself. Do it for everyone who ever supported you.
99% of people do nothing with their life. You're different.