A lot of the discourse these days conflates what’s possible with what’s good. That’s understandable. Possibilities are exciting; they let us do things we couldn’t before, start new projects, and feel squarely in the driver’s seat.
But because it is possible doesn’t mean that it is good. Too often, we just let things happen. Our judgement gets fatigued when it takes more effort to understand and decide if they are worth our time and attention. And then we let them slip. The word slop encodes that energy.
I’m not here to gatekeep possibilities. I love possibilities, but I also care that things are good. Good can be achieved when we—the people who are involved in and affected by new possibilities—spend time poring over them and iterating on them. Extending our care and exercising taste.
Now that we know that things are possible, let’s spend time making them good.