Alex Wagner

Yeah, I mean, I use this argument by this...

Yeah, I mean, I use this argument by this...

Yeah, I mean, I use this argument by this...

russian emigre philosopher named alexander kuyyev who working off of hegel he makes he makes i think this very profound point that like the constitutive feature of being human that the fundamental human desire is recognition which is to like be seen and recognized as human by other humans like that's the stuff of relationships it's what we seek and desire in the world of love friendship even like good relationships with co-workers like you're not seen as a means to an end you're not seen as like

russian emigre philosopher named alexander kuyyev who working off of hegel he makes he makes i think this very profound point that like the constitutive feature of being human that the fundamental human desire is recognition which is to like be seen and recognized as human by other humans like that's the stuff of relationships it's what we seek and desire in the world of love friendship even like good relationships with co-workers like you're not seen as a means to an end you're not seen as like

russian emigre philosopher named alexander kuyyev who working off of hegel he makes he makes i think this very profound point that like the constitutive feature of being human that the fundamental human desire is recognition which is to like be seen and recognized as human by other humans like that's the stuff of relationships it's what we seek and desire in the world of love friendship even like good relationships with co-workers like you're not seen as a means to an end you're not seen as like

the fullness of your consciousness is like grappled with. And what social media presents is like this synthetically adjacent thing, which is social attention. Social attention is not recognition, but it feels close enough

the fullness of your consciousness is like grappled with. And what social media presents is like this synthetically adjacent thing, which is social attention. Social attention is not recognition, but it feels close enough

the fullness of your consciousness is like grappled with. And what social media presents is like this synthetically adjacent thing, which is social attention. Social attention is not recognition, but it feels close enough

That what you do is you go out into the world of social media seeking recognition and getting back attention, which just kind of gives you like a little bit of a taste but doesn't ever make you full. Because the thing that can make you full are mutual relationships. This is the other key thing about social attention.

That what you do is you go out into the world of social media seeking recognition and getting back attention, which just kind of gives you like a little bit of a taste but doesn't ever make you full. Because the thing that can make you full are mutual relationships. This is the other key thing about social attention.

That what you do is you go out into the world of social media seeking recognition and getting back attention, which just kind of gives you like a little bit of a taste but doesn't ever make you full. Because the thing that can make you full are mutual relationships. This is the other key thing about social attention.

Other things that we want socially in life are fundamentally like bilateral, right? They're like a romantic relationship or a relationship of parenting. Like you have a relationship with the person and they have a relationship with you. That's how it works. Social attention is separated. You could put social attention on Brad Pitt. You don't have a relationship with him, right?

Other things that we want socially in life are fundamentally like bilateral, right? They're like a romantic relationship or a relationship of parenting. Like you have a relationship with the person and they have a relationship with you. That's how it works. Social attention is separated. You could put social attention on Brad Pitt. You don't have a relationship with him, right?

Other things that we want socially in life are fundamentally like bilateral, right? They're like a romantic relationship or a relationship of parenting. Like you have a relationship with the person and they have a relationship with you. That's how it works. Social attention is separated. You could put social attention on Brad Pitt. You don't have a relationship with him, right?

People could put social attention on you on the internet. They don't have a relationship with you. And when you break apart that kind of covalent bond, you sort of end up spinning off into some very weird world where it's very easy to get a kind of lost, a kind of vertigo sensation.

People could put social attention on you on the internet. They don't have a relationship with you. And when you break apart that kind of covalent bond, you sort of end up spinning off into some very weird world where it's very easy to get a kind of lost, a kind of vertigo sensation.

People could put social attention on you on the internet. They don't have a relationship with you. And when you break apart that kind of covalent bond, you sort of end up spinning off into some very weird world where it's very easy to get a kind of lost, a kind of vertigo sensation.

I think another part of it too, is just that I learned this lesson a little early on. I would say when I first started writing, like remember I first write a piece for the Chicago reader and, which was the weekly alternative paper in Chicago. And I remember going to get it. It would come out on Thursday afternoon. It would be in these piles in bar vestibules.

I think another part of it too, is just that I learned this lesson a little early on. I would say when I first started writing, like remember I first write a piece for the Chicago reader and, which was the weekly alternative paper in Chicago. And I remember going to get it. It would come out on Thursday afternoon. It would be in these piles in bar vestibules.