The image features a quote attributed to Lauryn Jiles, discussing the transient nature of people’s perceptions after one’s passing. The background is a gradient of blue with soft cloud-like shapes, creating a reflective and contemplative mood.
Text in image: “At the end of the day, if you pass away, they’re just going to post your position and talk about how nice you were. … Do what you can. Do it well, but that’s it.”
Lauryn Jiles, 26, South Carolina
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The image features abstract lines and shapes against a dark background, accompanied by text that reflects on barriers between individuals and the world. The mood conveys introspection and a sense of connection.
Text in image: …ONLY TO REVEAL THAT THOSE BARRIERS BETWEEN “YOU” AND “THE REST OF THE WORLD” WERE NEVER REAL TO BEGIN WITH.
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YUMI SAKUGAWA

The image features a handwritten text by Yumi Sakugawa discussing themes from Jenny Odell’s book about the attention economy and the importance of personal imagination. The mood is reflective and contemplative, emphasizing the impact of digital culture on individual thoughts.
Text in image: I ALSO ALWAYS THINK ABOUT WHAT ARTIST AND CRITIC JENNY ODDELL WROTE IN HER BOOK HOW TO DO NOTHING: RESISTING THE ATTENTION ECONOMY (ONE OF MY FAVORITE PANDEMIC READS THAT I STILL THINK ABOUT OFTEN TO THIS DAY)– AS MORE AND MORE OF OUR LIMITED ATTENTION IS AGGRESSIVELY HARVESTED BY BIG CORPORATIONS AND ONLINE ALGORITHMS, OUR OFFLINE INNERMOST THOUGHTS AND IMAGINATIONS ARE ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING WILDERNESSES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CONSTANTLY ONLINE SHARED REALITY.

The image features a text block discussing the importance of critical thinking and openness to change in one’s own beliefs. The mood is reflective and thought-provoking.
Text in image: Why great minds change their own
These examples remind us that true critical thinking begins at home. To interrogate our own assumptions, to stay open when experience, dialogue, or suffering presses against us — that is philosophy at its deepest. In our polarized age, where doubt is mocked as weakness, their lesson is urgent. Can we welcome change in our own thinking — even delight in it?
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The image features a text box with information about Immanuel Kant, discussing his contributions to German rationalism and the “Critique of Pure Reason.” The mood is informative and academic.
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Immanuel Kant
In his early work, Kant embraced German rationalism. In 1781, Kant stepped back onto the stage with the Critique of Pure Reason: shifting the center of knowledge from the world to the mind that knows it. No longer was the mind a passive mirror of reality. Instead, reality always appeared through the architecture of our perception.
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