Remember travel agents? Remember how they just kind of vanished one day? Well, that's where all the other jobs that once made us middle class are going, to that same magical, class-killing, job-sucking wormhole into which travel agency jobs vanished, never to return. Douglas Coupland agencyagentclass share on social
I miss my pre-Internet brain, but that doesn't help anything. We can only go forward. Douglas Coupland brainforwardinternet Change image and share on social
Time perception is very much about how you sequence your activities, how many activities you layer overtop of others, and the types of gaps, if any, you leave in between activities. Douglas Coupland activitygaplayer Change image and share on social
Cellphones have, if nothing else, turned TV crime writers into lazy sloths. Douglas Coupland cellphonecrimelazy Change image and share on social
When you think about Twitter and you think what a dumb stupid throwaway technology, and then you have the Iranian elections and it actually saves the day - you can't prejudge technologies now because they have effects you may not have intended. Douglas Coupland daydumbeffect share on social
The one thing about my life that's different from others is that I wake up for no one, and for some reason, that's just good for your creativity. Douglas Coupland creativitygoodlife Change image and share on social
My question about luging is, How do you get into the luge community to begin with? Is it one day like, 'Mom, Dad, I really want to luge.' And your parents are like: 'O.K., I'll quit my job. We'll move to an Alpine community.' Douglas Coupland alpinebegincommunity share on social
Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking. Douglas Coupland depressionlotlove Change image and share on social
Comedy is the difference between how you see a person and how they see themselves. Douglas Coupland comedydifferenceperson Change image and share on social
We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences to talk about, but instead because they know precisely which subjects to avoid. Douglas Coupland avoidexperiencefamily Change image and share on social
