Maria Popova

@mariapopova.bsky.social

James Baldwin on love, the illusion of choice, and the paradox of freedom www.themarginalian.org/2021/06/06/j...

Edison Maxwell ☑️

@edisonmaxwell.bsky.social

I was telling my barber about the barber paradox.
In a certain town, the barber shaves all men in the town, and only those men, who do not shave themselves. Does the barber shave himself?
If he shaves himself then he does not shave himself!
My barber got so distracted that he cut off my ear.

BespokeBirdMurder

@bespokebirdmurder.bsky.social

Getting close to people means finding out that they don't want to be close to me. I've become better at maintaining relationships. Unfortunately this means keeping people at a distance. It's a paradox. If I push myself to allow for more intimacy, I will have specific needs and that is where I lose