Chad Aaron Hall
@readordieaslave
Edgewalker
Chad Aaron Hall
readordieaslave.substack.com
Do we naturally connect with things that are genuine and human, of that just a romantic story we tell ourselves?
it seems now that to stand in contrast with AI we must lean into this, but when AI can imitate that too what do we have left that is uniquely ours?
Slow Media advance Prosumers , i.e. people who actively define what and how they want to consume and produce. In Slow Media, the active Prosumer, inspired by his media usage to develop new ideas and take action, replaces the passive consumer. This may be shown by marginals in a book or animated discussion about a record with friends. Slow Media... See more
Sabria David • The Slow Media Manifesto | Lanre Dahunsi
Share stories we can’t google.
Tim Denning • How to Reach 300K Views on a Single Piece of Writing
While some stations still do sign off, they are increasingly rare in a hyperkinetic, always-open America that has shifted fully into 24-7 mode (indeed, one promise of much-hyped digital TV is that it will allow an individual channel to subdivide itself four or more times). If the test pattern symbolized a moment of silence in the cultural process,... See more
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Research as leisure activity involves as much rigor as necessary .
Celine Nguyen • research as leisure activity
Suppose there are 1 million total shares of stock in Noahcorp, but that only 1000 shares of Noahcorp get traded on any particular day. And most Noahcorp shares just sit in people’s accounts and never even get traded at all. Now suppose that the 1000 shares that DO get traded go for $300 a share. Mark-to-market accounting means that we value all 1... See more
Noah Smith • There's not that much wealth in the world
What are you excessively curious about — curious to a degree that would bore most other people? That's what you're looking for.
Paul Graham • How to Do Great Work
Why do I spend so much time in one room, at a computer when 90% of what I do can be done sitting in the backyard in the sun?
play is a different state of mind, and it can help us do so many things if we just allow ourselves to get back to it.”