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@aronshelton
Designing and navigating various contextual arrangements with an enigmatic sense of hope. #wayfinder
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“It matters what matters we use to think other matters with; it matters what stories we tell to tell other stories with; it matters what knots knot knots, what thoughts think thoughts, what descriptions describe descriptions, what ties tie ties. It matters what stories make worlds, what worlds make stories.“ - Donna J. Haraway, Staying with the
... See moreBuilding a winning community-based brand is the process of being laser focused on a group of people with a shared identity, and developing something for them that makes them feel heard. Elements include establishing an identity that sparks excitement, using a shared language, creating s ocial content that makes them want to share yet feels... See more
Greg Isenberg • The Fast-Foodification of Everything
Machine learning has put the human in an object-receptive position that goes beyond observation, indicating a potential gateway to introducing holistic ontologies into Western scientific and technological practices.
Gabriella Garcia • There Is No “Artificial” Intelligence: A Conversation with the Initiative for Indigenous Futures
Which of my strongest beliefs are formed on second-hand information vs. first-hand experience?
If I could not compare myself to anyone else, how would I define a good life?
Whose views do I criticize that I would actually agree with if I lived in their shoes?
Who do I envy that is actually less happy than I am?
Looking back, am I any good at... See more
If I could not compare myself to anyone else, how would I define a good life?
Whose views do I criticize that I would actually agree with if I lived in their shoes?
Who do I envy that is actually less happy than I am?
Looking back, am I any good at... See more
Collab Fund • A Few Questions
I’ve found myself wanting to get out of the liminal place I’ve been floating in — wanting it to be done already, wanting to arrive in clarity, wanting to feel more certain or sure about what I’m supposed to be doing and how I should be doing it. Part of me feels like this pressure to “get there” comes from the false belief that there is anywhere... See more
Lisa Olivera • Ten things, part five
An attention ecology goes against the idea of an attention economy, in which one’s attention is directly monetized and pitted against other things that are also meant to co-opt your attention.
Within the architecture of a project, whether it’s a printed piece or a website or something else, we’re always trying to deeply consider how one’s attention
... See moreWhen we fall in love with someone’s mind, it has far less to do with what they create and more to do with what they direct their attention toward. A relationship with Claude could satisfy me for a time on the level of output––I type, Claude types. When we are not speaking, I don’t know what Claude is paying attention to. Claude doesn’t either. I... See more