#protip: if you just tip your webcam down a little bit then it doesn’t look like you’re slouching in my desk chair even when you’re definitely slouching.
Hi, I'm Chris Hubbs. My most recent micropost is up top; you can find it and many others by following me on Bluesky or Mastodon. I've blogged here on topics that interest me for more than 20 years. Scroll down to see recent posts or visit the archive for a full list.
Joyful and Unprofitable Pursuits
We will not be saved by our money, our weapons, or our technological virtuosity; we might be rescued by the joyful and unprofitable pursuits of love, beauty, and contemplation. No doubt this will all seem foolish to the shamans and magicians of pecuniary enchantment. But there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of on Wall Street or in Silicon Valley.
— Eugene McCarraher, from the prologue to The Enchantments of Mammon
Phew, already can tell this is gonna be a great book and I’m only through the prologue.
More Longform Posts
- Bullet Points for a Monday Morning
- It’s So Much
- My photo library backup strategy, circa 2025
- Review: The Widening of God's Mercy by Drs. Christopher and Richard Hays
- Curiosity → Attention → Love
- The great privilege of great power is an incuriosity about those who lack it.
- On Jimmy Carter and Evangelical salvation anxiety
- Some thoughts on my first EV experience: driving a Tesla Model Y for 3 weeks
- My 2024 Reading In Review