Hi, my name is Rob
and I have embarked upon a…
Manifesto Quest ⚔️
The Thesis
the stories we tell about ourselves and the world become self-fulfilling prophecies
too many of us are building lives, companies, futures in the quicksand of stories that no longer serve us
humanity’s most profound gift is not raw intelligence, but our capacity to dream, speak, and live new stories
writing a manifesto uproots old stories, and plants the seeds of new narratives that can bring us back to life
choosing to live into a new story, amidst a culture clinging to the old, is the most courageous thing a human can do
a manifesto, paired with earnest effort to live its story, ripples into the wider world, evolving the narrative fabric that binds humanity together
Again and again Someone in the crowd wakes up. He has no ground in the crowd And he emerges according to broader laws. He carries strange customs with him And demands room for bold gestures. The future speaks ruthlessly through him.
— Rainer Maria Rilke
“the universe is made of stories, not of atoms.”
— Muriel Rukeyser
The Quest
I, Rob Hardy, will not cease until I have fulfilled my covenant to write 100 manifestos. For that is how I will live, refine, and embody the thesis myself.
current quest status
Along the way, I will assist my homies, rad startups, and noble causes in the creation of their own manifestos. Let's create mischief together.
What I'm Currently Working On
DEEPEN
a manifesto for humans in the machine age