The promises of digital keepsakes

I’m glad that I’m not the only one who misses old school human curation. For me, it’s more about wanting a connection moreso than valuing the actual thing being shared. I think this trend is accelerating. With generative AI and the ever-present algorithm that has sucked itself into every facet of our life, a part of the response to it will result i... See more

Over time we’re going to see that NFTs are less about speculation than quests for belonging. Just as social networks are about quests for belonging. And great brands are about quests for belonging. Application layer outputs evolve but underlying motivations are wildly simple.

For Benjamin, the importance of collecting stemmed from its endurance and persistence, a longterm commitment that the collector makes to the collection. “A collector’s attitude toward his possessions stems from an owner’s feeling of responsibility toward his property,” he wrote in his library essay. Benjamin would have detested the era of algorithm... See more

In this world where we seek to immortalize everything without ever knowing what to hold onto, this Polaroid invites us to reflect.