Benjamin Wachs

Author of "Turn Your Life Into Art: lessons in psychomagic from San Francisco's underground." Often mistaken for a magical creature.

[Benjamin Wachs @BenjaminWachs]

@aaazzi @miaq @nicoleradziwill @JohnMarx58 @mpegcto @davidrock101 @Memetic_Theory @MoAlghossein Glad you're enjoying it! So many years later, I feel like we touched on a number of things that remain relevant, some of which I don't think receive enough attention. I'm proud of that work!

[Benjamin Wachs @BenjaminWachs]

Burning Man culture is entering a fascinating new phase of development. But the new challenges look suspiciously similar to the old ones ... just from the opposite direction.

https://t.co/Xvh1bXn9t7

[Benjamin Wachs @BenjaminWachs]

This is exactly it.

[David Frum @davidfrum]

Pro-Trump talkers express concern that the Madison Square rally's rage, disdain, and thuggery is distracting from the Trump campaign's core message of rage, disdain, and thuggery.

[Benjamin Wachs @BenjaminWachs]

Is that true? If so, that's interesting. Food for thought.

[Tony Annett @tonyannett]

Three of the worst oligarchs backing Trump - Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and David Sacks - are products of South African apartheid. This isn’t a coincidence.

[Benjamin Wachs @BenjaminWachs]

That's ... a surprisingly useful rubric.

[Lucía Lobosvilla @LuciaLobosvilla]

Someone else said:

“Art Nouveau is when it looks made by elves.

Art Deco is when it looks made by dwarves.”

And after looking into it, I think they’re a genius and 100% correct.

[Mary L Trump @MaryLTrump]

COMMERCIAL BREAK: here is the only ad you need to watch.

[Katy St. Clair @BouncerSF]

I wanted to ask the UK WTF is up w Russell Brand but then realized they've been wondering the same thing about America since 2016

[Benjamin Wachs @BenjaminWachs]

In which I make the truly original observation that online discourse is terrible. No one before me has ever thought this. But also ... what experiments could we do to make it better?

https://t.co/jflfZVZ7IW

[Benjamin Wachs @BenjaminWachs]

Yikes - that's quite a difference.

[Benjamin Wachs @BenjaminWachs]

The publisher of Turn Your Life Into Art is selling the audio book at half-price for a limited time! Use this link for the discount:

https://t.co/6waw5nVsaj

[Benjamin Wachs @BenjaminWachs]

It's one of the most clear but least talked about aspects of governing: the economy does much, much, better under Democrats.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Clinton: Since the end of the cold war in 1989, America has created about 51 million new jobs. I swear, I checked this three times. Even I cannot believe it. What's the score? Democrats 50, Republicans 1.

[Benjamin Wachs @BenjaminWachs]

I had a great, in-depth, conversation with Radio 2050 about how we live our lives as art.

The music selection and background are fantastic too!

https://t.co/KDGBzN12l9

[Armand Domalewski @ArmandDoma]

kinda funny that racist ideology has evolved from “one drop of Black blood makes you Black” to “if you are biracial you aren’t Black”

[Amy Siskind @Amy_Siskind]

Bloomberg compiled Biden's record as President:
* Salary increases are outpacing inflation
* The cost of living is going down
* Families are richer than ever
* Inequality is narrowing
* The equity market is roaring
* Green spending is booming
* Violent crimes, especially homicides, have fallen
* Millions signed up for health care
* Immigration reform is failing

I believe the greatest President of our generation.

[❤️ @umairh]

You know this sinking “is everything over” feeling? From democracy to your life? THAT’S fascism. The emotional core of it, which is to terrorize you at an existential level. Stay strong and hang tough. Head in the game. That’s how democracy prevails.

[Benjamin Wachs @BenjaminWachs]

What does Burning Man do for the world? This is a longstanding question, and it has a good answer that's hard to explain.

https://t.co/t6XDzK6n9l

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of amazing sculptures you (probably) didn't know existed 🧵

1. Statue of King Arthur, England