It’s Cool to Be Weird

I really like what Razaak Eniola has to say here about human difference.

Before Prince was Prince, Prince was weird. And that goes the same for probably any of your favorite artists. Before Erykah Badu was Erykah Badu, Erykah Badu was weird. Before Marc Rebillet was Marc Rebillet, Marc Rebillet was weird.

Everybody loves to clap at the end — and most of the time we are clapping for the wrong reasons. We live in a culture that loves final products.

It’s cool to be weird, as long as it’s rooted and aligned with what’s true and what’s sincere.

I often tell people they’re weird and it’s always a compliment. Before it came to mean odd-looking or “disturbingly different”, weird meant “having power to control fate” — perhaps you could think of it as describing someone who can forge their own way, make their own luck.

Here’s a short quiz to discover your weirdness: You’re Weirder Than You Think.

For whatever reason, this also reminds me of something I read earlier today by Robin Sloan:

We should never forget that the product of work isn’t only the work — it’s also the worker.

(via @witoldriedel & @prisonculture.bsky.social)

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