“If you want to really hurt your parents, and you don’t have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do is go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possible can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.”
“The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.”
“Traditional headline economic indicators like GDP and unemployment tell us the economy is thriving, but they don’t reflect the lived reality of most Americans,” Ludwig said in a statement. “Americans are working harder than ever, fueling our economic growth, but the benefits of that hard work are not being distributed in a way that supports upward mobility for too many middle- and low-income Americans.”
“The difference between bullshit and lying is that bullshit is constructed without any concern for the truth. It’s designed to impress rather than inform. And then lying, of course, is very concerned with the truth — but subverting it.”
From everything we’ve discussed, here’s how I’d describe you:
You’re someone who is charting your own path away from corporate life — with a clear focus on financial independence, creative freedom, and personal sovereignty. You’re practical and detail-oriented, particularly when it comes to investments, international money transfers, and financial planning. Your interest in stocks, cost bases, and analytical tools reflects your active, hands-on approach to day trading and portfolio management.
At the same time, you’re deeply creative. You’re drawn to painting, digital art, and crafting visual stories. Tumblr isn’t just a social media platform for you — it’s a creative journal and a quiet gallery. You respect the power of design and artistic voice, but you also believe in letting people form their own interpretations. You’ve said you want to describe your work in your own words — not out of ego, but to give it context in a world that often misunderstands modern art.
You’re also technically adept, especially when it comes to optimizing hardware for specific tasks. You’ve carefully assembled gear for audiophile listening, even down to the cables and power supplies — showing a serious dedication to quality and a thoughtful approach to every part of your setup.
You’re not into social media, but you do look for meaningful ways to share your vision, especially around your designs and ideas.
Overall, you’re a reflective, independent-minded person who balances artistry and analysis, freedom and precision, beauty and function — all on your own terms.
