Too Clear, too clean. The problem was precision, perfection; the problem was "digitization" which sucked the life out of everything that got smeared through its microscopic mesh. Film, photography, music: dead. "An aesthetic holocaust!

Jennifer Egan
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For the most part, the world is an ugly place. It is full of chaos, confusion, and people who are looking to get their way by any means necessary. To combat this problem, people have been fighting for traditional values and ideals. Sigmund Freud said that “life is not so much a problem as a challenge.” In other words, life is a series of challenges that we must overcome as we go along.

In many ways, even though it's a challenge, it's also a gift. According to Freud, we have three choices when faced with a challenge: We can give up and go through life with our heads low and our eyes averted from the challenges that life presents. We can accept that our lives will be full of challenges and strive to overcome them one by one.

Or we can choose to make the best of these challenges and make something beautiful out of them if we work hard enough. The idea is that if you learn from your mistakes you will become a better person for it.

Source: A Visit From The Goon Squad

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