1. The new technologist believes in the power of good critique. It is not hostile to interrogate each other’s ideas, products, or goals.

Real thinking is to an AI like waves are to a lattidue line.

In an AI, there is genuinely no one home. It’s all model. No reality.

the map is not the territory; but neither is the model

We don't necessarily need to constantly interact with people “around” us on the web. The sensation of being in the quiet companionship of someone else, like reading next to them in a cafe, is what we're missing. The sense of ambiently sharing space – of being co-present – while engaged in other activities is a staple of shared public spaces that we're still figuring out how to design in the digital realm.

Our current “multiplayer” experiences draw too much attention to the multiplayer-ness. The other people around you demand attention. They move. They flash. They point to exactly what they're focused on, drawing you away from your own focal point. We are missing out on a fuzzier, softer sense of the shared web.