Ideas I want to write about

We are in an economy of narratives not an economy of products , in an economy of symbols not an economy of things .

Scrolling will be viewed as a vice, in the same impropriety quadrant as vaping

“if people are to be expected to put up with turning on a computer to read a screen, they must be rewarded with deep and extremely up-to-date information that they can explore at will... They need an opportunity for personal involvement that goes far beyond that offered through the letters-to-the-editor pages of print magazines”

– Bill Gates,... See more

They all know it is there, all the people of Omelas. Some of them have come to see it, others are content merely to know it is there. They all know that it has to be there. Some of them understand why, and some do not, but they all understand that their happiness, the beauty of their city, the tenderness of their friendships, the health of their... See more

“2025 was the first of our medieval years: people speaking to spirits (AI chatbots), the return of puritanical values amongst the youth (sexcession) and the resurgence of an oral-first culture as the power of images is destroyed by AI generation.

At least three churches used AI-generated clips of Charlie Kirk in services last weekend as AI slop proliferates and becomes increasingly infused with religious messaging. (I wrote about this growing phenomenon a few weeks ago before Kirk’s death).

Mega churches and Christian fundamentalists have long embraced digital technology in order to spread... See more

While Pop Mart sales are dropping, Kodak is relying on a blind box strategy to reinvigorate the brand.

The human heart is an idol factory.

Why Christians Should Be Leftists , Phil Christman

Submitted by (a different) Chris.