The phrase “cool stuff” suggests that there is some general agreement on what’s interesting. There isn’t. You get to define what’s cool-for your tastes, not w

The phrase “cool stuff” suggests that there is some general agreement on what’s interesting. There isn’t. You get to define what’s cool-for your tastes, not what others say it should be. In fact, the best that any large group of people (i.e. society) can do to is to define the mean (i.e. mediocrity): that which the majority of people can agree on. The interesting stuff isn’t at the mean, it’s in the tails. Life is about discovering things and discovering yourself. You’ll find the gems if you just start digging.