dreaming of a better internet
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dreaming of a better internet
"We choose to build a second brain because it lets us garden our thinking over days, months, and years. Where social media is compulsive, tools for thought are reflective. Where social media is here and now, tools for thought dwell in the long now. Tools for thought slowly build compounding momentum through low, slow feedback loops that point us in
... See moreIn an industry riddled with intense antagonism and high expectations, “Low Sodium” harkens back to what makes gaming so special: pure play .
Substack • The Rise of Low Sodium & Gentle Gaming
The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World a book by Max Fisher
Max Fisher • 3 highlights
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AMANDA MONTELL: I really appreciated this video from Kurzgesagt, which articulates how the current hyper-connected state of the internet has destroyed our collective mental health. The video suggested the glory days of social media were actually the early 2000s, when like-minded users could gather in niche, siloed forums to discuss common... See more
Here's some words attempting to describe and mark out the Little Printer, er, vibe:
• intimate
• cosy
• personal
• small
• friendly
• furniture
• art
• ornament
• personality
• homely
• family
• friends
Dan Hon • S16e08: Free-Range, Organic, and Natural; The Original Promise
Ultimately you'll have to determine the info-diet that works for you. But if you insist on endlessly consuming whatever the web serves you, know that this banquet culminates in a bitter dessert: at the end of your life, when you're weighing your regrets, you probably won’t say “Man, I wish I’d spent more time browsing the web.”
gurwinder.substack.com • The Intellectual Obesity Crisis
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