Brian Bailey

change vs more of the same

Like” culture is antithetical to the concept of self-esteem, which a healthy individual should be developing from the inside out rather than from the outside in. Instead, we are shaped by our stats, which include not just “likes” but the number of comments generated in response to what we write and the number of friends or followers we have.

The Insidious Evils of ‘Like’ Culture

Source The Wall Street Journal

Whenever I think about the lack of rain in Austin, all I hear in my head is Steve Martin in Leap of Faith.

“So when you say to me, ‘Jonas, when’s it going to rain?’, well, all I can say is, ‘When’s it gonna stop?’” 

Start at 9:00 for the clip.