On 90s and now

If you saw something mainstream like a Disney princess, it was because someone had taken the time to handcraft an ASCII art portrait.

Today if you type [disney] into the ubiquitous search engine, every link on the page is either crafted by the Disney corporation or is the product of a major news outlet.

Source: Searching the Creative Internet

On relation of outcome with risk and luck

If risk is what happens when you make good decisions but end up with a bad outcome, luck is what happens when you make bad or mediocre decisions but end up with a great outcome. They both happen because the world is too complex to allow 100% of your actions dictate 100% of your outcomes.

Source: Useful and Overlooked Skills · Collaborative Fund