Brian Mazzuckelli

just some guy

[Dear Self. @Dearme2_]

Chase your goals shamelessly.

[Athenaeum Book Club @athenaeumbc]

WARNING: Once your culture is gone, it's gone forever.

You must live it every day if you want to keep it.

We are forming an independent book club for the sole purpose of studying the great texts of Western Civilization — to study the ideas upon which the West was built.

If the schools and universities won't teach the Great Books of the West, we must do it ourselves. In dialogue with each other.

If you'd like to be part this, join our reading group. We tackle a new classic text every 4-6 weeks and meet biweekly via Zoom/S*bstack to discuss.

We're about to start Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics.

Western Civilization has given us the greatest texts ever written, but it takes effort to read them, and even more to read them well.

To support our efforts, please consider a paid subscription. It makes a HUGE difference to the time and resources we can dedicate to this project.

You'll get:

- Live book club discussions (biweekly)
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Welcome!

[unseen @unseenai]

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[Sovey @SoveyX]

Was the future of technology supposed to come with this much anxiety?

Are we better off?

[CATH Simard @cathsimard_]

A bit of vulnerability this morning.

What would you do?

An artist blatantly copies and replicates your work.

Almost every piece in your portfolio.
The art, the titles, the captions, your website, your branding, your documentaries, your COAs… everything.

Every new work you release is carefully studied, stalked, and replicated.

There is no mention of her/his inspirations anywhere, and comments get deleted if anyone mentions you as the inspiration.

Over time, this artist significantly grows through those copied images, gets brand deals, press, etc.

The artist starts selling coaching and courses about finding “your own style.”
Peak irony.

The artist starts giving talks and presentations about her/his work without any credit or mention of you.

No legal action can be taken because your images aren’t directly used by the artist. Words and writings are always carefully rearranged to prevent copyright infringement as well. So is it illegal? No. Unethical? Absolutely.

So what would you do?

After more than 5 years of dealing with that, the answer remains to do nothing.

To let that artist find their own path, grow, and trust that the universe will take care of it all.

I’ve always been grateful for my inspirations and mention them often.

We live in an age where creating visually beautiful art is easy. But many artists think that being honest about their inspirations will devalue their work. So they hide, they lie, they pretend.

In my opinion, there is so much value and beauty in recognizing the people who inspired your path, your art and honoring them. It is a form of authenticity and respect.

Every now and then, I get this artist’s work sent to me, and I ask myself what I should do.

And the answer remains nothing.

Thank you for reading 💙

[National Air and Space Museum @airandspace]

We're a third of the way done revealing artifacts on our "50 for 50" map highlighting one artifact from every U.S. state and territory in honor of our 50th anniversary: https://t.co/ZWRGRJNQ2n 🗺️

What state are you looking forward to being revealed?

[Historical Africa @historical_Afr]

✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[Words of Wise | Mindset Coach @Wordofwise_]

"The only effective solution against evil and violent people, are good people more skilled in violence."

— Bushido (Japanese Code)

[Brian Mazzuckelli @SifuMazz]

@wisdomXplorer Talk about it with as many people as you can

[Rozvi Warrior 🤍🇿🇼🇿🇦 @SeanK8]

Imagine what we could achieve if we all decided to work together.

[Brian Mazzuckelli @SifuMazz]

@historical_Afr That's what I call a banger! So beautiful, thank you!

[Carl Jung Archive @QuoteJung]

what do you think of this quote on the meaning of life?

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

There’s an old Chinese proverb that I love:

“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will avoid one hundred days of sorrow.”

[Steve Skojec @SteveSkojec]

He’s dead on.

[Brian Mazzuckelli @SifuMazz]

@JACKCARTER009 What kind of person thinks this act is acceptable, and then decides to film and post it? This is literally a video of a crime being committed

[Brutal Realist @Brutal_Realist_]

My best friend's son took his own life at 19.

We never saw it coming. He had a girlfriend. Good grades. Loving family. He posted on Instagram three days before.

Looking back, the signs were quiet, but they were there. He gave away his guitar to a friend "because he was not playing anymore." He apologized to his sister for being a "difficult brother." He cleaned his room—properly cleaned it—for the first time in years.

We thought he was finally maturing. He was saying goodbye.

Some young men in your life are giving you these signs right now. Quiet behaviors that look like good news. They are not. They are punctuation marks on something that has already been decided in their head.

Ask. Out loud. Directly. Today.

[Brian Mazzuckelli @SifuMazz]

@atmoio Well said!

[Brian Mazzuckelli @SifuMazz]

@iky_fwjett Thank you for sharing and thank you for your bravery! Never give up the fight 🔥

[U.S. Marshals Service @USMarshalsHQ]

U.S. Marshals Capture Two Men Wanted for Sex Offenses in Consecutive Days

#USMarshals

https://t.co/fMhqC2ONxN

[Brian Mazzuckelli @SifuMazz]

@PathOfMen_ If you've hit rock bottom, stay there, clear the rubble, and build a new foundation