jakoblodwick: When I look at this photo, I think about past America. I look at the cars and think, “Henry Ford”. I look at the skyscrapers and think, “Chicago”. I think about the camera that took the photo and I think, “George Eastman”. A moment later, I am reminded of the substance which allows a country like the UAE to enjoy the spoils of our freedom. The substance that powers our country; the substance that should no longer power our country, but will continue to, because our country has lost the capacity to innovate. Present America is a bureaucracy. Our corporations and our government function as a single entity, asphyxiating us. Almost nobody can get anything done. We have lost our means of pursuing happiness. There is a tiny exception to this rule. The Entrepreneurs. The men and women who look America in the eye and say, “No! Like this.” Photo of Dubai via aja. More here. Right On.
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jakoblodwick:

When I look at this photo, I think about past America. I look at the cars and think, “Henry Ford”. I look at the skyscrapers and think, “Chicago”. I think about the camera that took the photo and I think, “George Eastman”.

A moment later, I am reminded of the substance which allows a country like the UAE to enjoy the spoils of our freedom. The substance that powers our country; the substance that should no longer power our country, but will continue to, because our country has lost the capacity to innovate.

Present America is a bureaucracy. Our corporations and our government function as a single entity, asphyxiating us. Almost nobody can get anything done. We have lost our means of pursuing happiness.

There is a tiny exception to this rule. The Entrepreneurs. The men and women who look America in the eye and say, “No! Like this.”

Photo of Dubai via aja. More here.

Right On.

Source: aja

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    current geopolitical climate, it feels easy...safe to blame arab nations for just
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  14. sector19 reblogged this from jakelodwick and added:
    Clearly America’s solution to Dubai’s mega-resorts in...desert is to expand Las Vegas...
  15. jakoblodouche reblogged this from jakelodwick and added:
    Yes, entrepreneurs like Lodwick who put so much funding into meaningful pursuits
  16. heykurt reblogged this from jakelodwick and added:
    live in these buildings. No, seriously. Here’s what it looks like now....moved to Dubai a...
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  18. julpi reblogged this from aja and added:
    Actually, this is a photograph of a building under construction in Dubai, and not an artwork… Gorgeous. Reblogged from...
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    ドバイ。生まれようとしているのか、死に絶えようとしているのか。街というものを考えるうえで、とても象徴的な写真。
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    I love Dubai. It always looks like some sort of post-apocalyptic city being rebuilt in a video game.
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