Brad Barrish

The internet is the psych ward of the information sphere.

There are two types of people making stuff: content creators and artists .

Both are creative. But there is one distinct difference: Content creators are willing to trade control for speed. Artists are not.

• Content creators are willing to trade control for speed. Creators are trying to get a good-enough cut, a performant-enough ad, or an

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We can hope that America will be kinder, more graceful, more compassionate, more sincerely devoted to all people being created equal and entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But the truth is that celebrating the death of other human beings because we hate them or what we think they stand for is absolutely American.

It’s tempting to trade credibility for fame.

The problem with dystopias is that dystopias are easy. You simply stop giving a shit about things or people that you should give a shit about, or things that don’t affect you directly, thinking they’re somebody else’s problem and boom—shit starts getting dystopian real quick.

Our interfaces have lost their senses