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 moreBut the bigger loss of human agency comes from the billions of people that use these apps. These deep learning AIs are designed to maximize the time we all spend on these apps. While you are reading this memo, you are probably jonesing to switch over to Instagram or TikTok. It turns out when an app company doesn't care about content and asks an AI... See more
Jonah Peretti • The Anti-SNARF Manifesto
The news stories and journalism that break through aren’t the most important stories, but rather the stories that can be shaped into SNARF.
via lauren hough
a place where I can unearth the stories within the landscape as it is still unfolding. It is a place where I can dream of what could be…not only for myself but for the collective, the real world that I’m a part of
Morgan Harper Nichols • A Necessary Imagination
and it's obvious -
that we all like computers,
- a lot -
in a super-creepy way,
and it is not a phase.
it's something that's really happening,
and it's going to continue.
and we can't stop.
that we all like computers,
- a lot -
in a super-creepy way,
and it is not a phase.
it's something that's really happening,
and it's going to continue.
and we can't stop.
