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Value In Making 'Useless' Things
- Creating deliberately 'useless' things communicates that the world is malleable and small frictions are opportunities.
- Simone argues making nonproductive objects is better than passive scrolling and deserves cultural respect.
Play Is Its Own Purpose
- Childlike play centers on the process, not the product, and frees you from justifying creativity.
- Simone fights to keep playfulness in adulthood because the build itself provides value.
The Train Hat That Shouldn't Work
- Simone built a bowler hat with a working model train ring and solved track retention with stitched wire and magnets.
- She persisted despite hobbyists saying it wouldn't work and made a viral visual gag.