Halt & Catch Fire

Just finished watching the series and am keeping record of it. Top 5 for sure.

Continuation of 80 - 90s nostalgia + old internet

Lovable characters with scary but satisfying arcs

Great pants & faces

Sexual / creative charge

“The computer is the thing that gets you to the thing” - indie developers up against impossible giants for the love of it. The process. The relationships. The problem solving and creativity.

Cameron is me in a way that makes me feel validated and less alone.

After you finish the series the characters are real. Their lives matter. They are your friends. - and you want to start a company ;)

“Progress depends on us changing the world to fit u, not the other way around” Joe McMillan

An interesting antithesis to Ramana Maharshi’s "Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes."

I hold one in each hand and measure them against one another with careful consideration. I have been discovering my nature AND I would like to change the world