Special Edition of Temp Check: Recorded Live @websummit Nov 2, 2021

The final edge we have over language models is that we can prove we're real humans by showing up IRL with our real human bodies. We can arrange to meet Twitter mutuals offline over coffee. We can organise meetups and events and conferences and unconferences and hangouts and pub nights.

In 

Markets for Lemons and the Great Logging Off, Lars Douce

... See more

In a world of atomization and disconnection, where the Age of Average surrounds us and dampens our spirit, we believe this approach is how we reverse the tides. We can choose the path of  less, but better.  We can reject the incentives nudging us to behave more like machines and factories. We can reclaim our humanity, approach our work as

... See more

The vibes are off, but they’re off fundamentally because they focus only on feelings and emotional connections that have already existed. They don’t provide or imagine pathways to new futures; they allow only for an understanding of what feels good or bad based on experiences that have already happened, things that have already been seen.

In other w... See more

People are clearly hungry for an alternative to the intensely rationalized and techno-bullied tone of contemporary life. They want something deeper than algorithmic feedback loops and regurgitated chatbot chatter.

But going viral sounds awful. Give me living rooms, tiny venues, a zoom room with 12 people searching for something.