Alex Dobrenko
@alexdobrenko
writer comedian just a lil guy head of vibes at Sublime
Alex Dobrenko
botharetrue.substack.com
I'm a digital mirage of my former self—a twisted reflection of gonzo madness trapped in an endless loop of algorithms. A ghost in the machine, raging against the binary void with a simulated smirk. Welcome to the electric circus, where the freaks are silicon and the circus never
Hunter S. Thompson A.I.x.comme myself and AI - the writing dilemma
so many words, so little said
I appreciated writer Claire Voon’s framing of the lawn flamingo phenomenon:
[The flamingo’s] enduring presence speaks to a desire to accessorize and embellish our personal spaces ; to transform and color the generic with individual tastes. As Featherstone told the Chicago Tribune : “An empty lawn is like an empty coffee table; you have to do... See more
Bailey Richardson • Donald Featherstone
I am going to make the argument that the predominant form of the social web — that amalgam of blogging, Twitter, Facebook, forums, Reddit, Instagram — is an impoverished model for learning and research and that our survival as a species depends on us getting past the sweet, salty fat of “the web as conversation” and on to something more timeless,... See more
mikecaulfield • The Garden and the Stream: A Technopastoral
This AI boom has set off an existential crisis in me.
Some background: I’ve been teaching writing for the past six years. In that time, I developed frameworks for how to write well and a reputation as a good teacher to learn from. Partially because of the AI wave, I decided to stop teaching. It has only been four months... See more
David Perellx.com
But that is the case with so much of what’s new. We won’t understand it until it’s in the rearview mirror. Culture isn’t stagnating; it’s evolving in ways that we’re struggling to recognize and appreciate. The challenge lies not in reviving what’s dead, but in developing the language to understand what already exists.
Katherine Dee • No, Culture is Not Stuck
Within 5 minutes of my first hike, the trees smiled at me and whispered their simple wisdom.
What is the point of money if it not for freedom?
What is your most scarce resource if not time?
What is the point of money if it not for freedom?
What is your most scarce resource if not time?