Can one become generous through a desire to become generous? To word it otherwise: must generosity be an end in and of itself? Or it is possible to be generous while desiring to be such? Ever since completing the stupendous second season of Enlightened, one exchange has stuck with me: Do you actually want to … Continue reading On becoming generous
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On 7 things from last week (8/7/23)
Boygenius. I saw the indie rock supergroup at Red Rocks and was bowled over. By the superb music, of course, but also by the finesse of the show—which felt as well-crafted as anything I’ll see this year (no Eras tour for me, alas)—and the hyperbolic devotion of the fan base. Enlightened, Season 2. The first … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (8/7/23)
On doing good vs. feeling powerless
In the penultimate episode of the Laura Dern/Mike White show Enlightened, the main character Amy scores a meeting with the CEO of Abbadon—the beauty products company where she’s held a job for 15 years. Even though Amy is leading a scheme to expose the CEO’s secret payoffs to government officials, she still accepts this meeting, … Continue reading On doing good vs. feeling powerless
Taylor Coe 