Andrew McCluskey
@andrewmcc
Creator / Contributor at musicto
Andrew McCluskey
andrewmccluskey.com
The Ballroom and the Bureaucracy
theindex.media
Life, put simply, is all about status. I recently read W. David Marx’s book Status and Culture —thanks Bryce Ferguson for the rec—and that fact was my clear takeaway. The book subtly changed how I look at the world; when you start to pay attention, status dictates nearly everything in our lives.
In the book, Marx argues that:
In the book, Marx argues that:
- There is no human
Clicks & Clout: How We Seek Status In the Digital Age
Foundation Architecting and Things that disappoint me
Wrapping my head around this - what if status is not aspirational in nature?
When transactions can be brokered by AI, a company’s mission and culture—if genuine—become its final differentiators. As tasks lose their distinctiveness, only the deep resonance of an organization’s ethos can hold human attention.
Tina He • Above and below the LLMs
it's like having a very capable employee who also has a drinking problem or some sort of manic-depressive disorder. You've gotta keep them on a short leash. If you can leverage their brilliance without letting them destroy the company and everything you create together, then you're golden
Anora review: This adults-only screwball comedy about a quick-witted stripper is like a 'more believable Pretty Woman'
Nicholas Barberbbc.com
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. —MACHIAVELLI, The Prince (1513)
Janna Levin • Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space
roberto
Thought Leadership and Design Input
design