People are drawn to escapist things in commerce, story-telling, in arts, in general… because they’re a little bit disatisfied with the world - as it actually is - and we want to inhabit or physically touch something that feels free from the disappointments of everyday life.

By Chi Kit Yeung in Personal Quotes

September 29, 2025

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Ryan quoting author Virginia Pastrel on why he is drawn to retrofuturistic things.

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Ryan Norbauer, designer and propmaker obsessed with mechanical keyboards

Virginia Pastrel, author The Power of Glamour

Before free solo

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