I love the vulnerability, homie and I like the distinction between malicious and benign envy. I was talking to a friend recently and told him straight up that, between all our trash-talking, he’s never said a nice thing about me. He responded that he says nice things about me all the time … to other people, just not to me. And it made me realize that is probably true for all of us. So let me say: I love the aesthetic of your newsletter and it inspires me to up the editorial design of mine. And, if I haven’t already said it, I’m a big fan of your photography. I especially like what you’ve been doing with color lately. The contrast between the brown grass at gasworks and the navy blue lake is so good (and the contrast of the texture too with the wake of what I assume was a boat).
I would regularly envy/admire folks older than me when I was in my 20s and early 30s. I always felt, like, well maybe I’ll be like them at that age. One of the weird things about being in my 40s is that now I regularly envy/admire the work of people younger than me. And then it’s hard to feel like I’m not already past my prime. Maybe that’s true for some things, but not for all. I try to remind myself that I can be envious of a future version of me too … one that keeps growing and improving and becoming more self-aware about my creative muse.
Much appreciated. Always good to hear nice things. Even more impactful that there is thoughtfulness around work put out there. Honestly, I care less about people liking my work and put more emphasis on discussion around it. In fact, I want to find more photographers, artists, writers, etc to debate with.
And I hear ya on the envy as we get older. I really like the outlook that we should be envious of our future selves. That’s probably what I should have titled this newsletter!
I just read Charley Johnson’s newsletter on comparing ourselves to the unrealistic beauty standards of our AI avatars, and I’m wondering, do you think it’s possible to be envious of great AI-generated “photography”, or is envy only for humans? So many graphic designers seem to be losing work to AI tools like Canva, and I wonder if it’s possible to feel envy toward software along with frustration and resentment? https://untangled.substack.com/p/the-artificial-gaze?publication_id=413465&isFreemail=true
I love the vulnerability, homie and I like the distinction between malicious and benign envy. I was talking to a friend recently and told him straight up that, between all our trash-talking, he’s never said a nice thing about me. He responded that he says nice things about me all the time … to other people, just not to me. And it made me realize that is probably true for all of us. So let me say: I love the aesthetic of your newsletter and it inspires me to up the editorial design of mine. And, if I haven’t already said it, I’m a big fan of your photography. I especially like what you’ve been doing with color lately. The contrast between the brown grass at gasworks and the navy blue lake is so good (and the contrast of the texture too with the wake of what I assume was a boat).
I would regularly envy/admire folks older than me when I was in my 20s and early 30s. I always felt, like, well maybe I’ll be like them at that age. One of the weird things about being in my 40s is that now I regularly envy/admire the work of people younger than me. And then it’s hard to feel like I’m not already past my prime. Maybe that’s true for some things, but not for all. I try to remind myself that I can be envious of a future version of me too … one that keeps growing and improving and becoming more self-aware about my creative muse.
Much appreciated. Always good to hear nice things. Even more impactful that there is thoughtfulness around work put out there. Honestly, I care less about people liking my work and put more emphasis on discussion around it. In fact, I want to find more photographers, artists, writers, etc to debate with.
And I hear ya on the envy as we get older. I really like the outlook that we should be envious of our future selves. That’s probably what I should have titled this newsletter!
I just read Charley Johnson’s newsletter on comparing ourselves to the unrealistic beauty standards of our AI avatars, and I’m wondering, do you think it’s possible to be envious of great AI-generated “photography”, or is envy only for humans? So many graphic designers seem to be losing work to AI tools like Canva, and I wonder if it’s possible to feel envy toward software along with frustration and resentment? https://untangled.substack.com/p/the-artificial-gaze?publication_id=413465&isFreemail=true