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on July 19, 2019

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Menulis dan Sekitarnya

Suatu karya hanya benar-benar selesai, hanya bila senimannya memutuskan demikian. Itu yang saya rasakan dan alami, setidaknya mengenai tulisan. Sekitar awal tahun ini saya mengirimkan manuskrip mengenai filsafat musik Adorno ke penerbit kesayangan saya. Tulisan tersebut diadaptasi dari tesis saya. Saya ditanya, "Apakah ini sudah selesai betul?" Saya jawab "Iya". Tetapi beberapa hari atau minggu kemudian saya mengirimkan beberapa kali revisi lagi, hingga penerbit saya bilang, "Selesaikan saja dulu hingga yakin". Lalu saya bilang bahwa saya sudah yakin itu selesai. Lalu beberapa bulan kemudian, yaitu belakangan ini, saya kembali berkutat dengan manuskrip yang sama. Saya memang sempat menyuruh diri saya berhenti membaca buku-buku atau filsuf-filsuf yang dekat dengan manuskrip itu, sebab itu bakal mengusik pikiran saya, sebab nanti buku itu tidak bakal kelar-kelar, sebab toh tidak ada buku atau apapun yang sempurna. Baca novel saja, ke museum, at...

Social Media Sober(ish)

I'm taking a break from Instagram, well mainly from posting the stories. When I left my country almost two years ago, some people convinced me numerous times that I should create an Instagram account to post pictures and stories to keep them updated. Out of sentimentality and maybe some kind of guilt (although I don't know exactly what for? For living in a much better society maybe?) I did it anyway. So it's no news that I didn't do it for myself but for them — so inauthentic, I despise myself. Hehe. As time goes by, so did my closeness with them. And I know that I have already shared too much, too personal, and most of the time, I regret it. I think it was all meaningless, because most people just wanted to see some entertainment, without really caring about you or your life. Compared to that, I genuinely prefer to be closer to the special ones. I think the most annoying downside of posting Instagram story which runs for 24 hours is that it gives an impr...

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