If The Internet Was A Place
if the internet was a physical place, what would we want it to feel like? look like? be like?
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If The Internet Was A Place
Nowhere But Here: Femi Adeyemi on the Possibilities for Placemaking over the Airwave — Deem
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I’ve come to think of software applications as a form of digital architecture: some are places of concentration, others of collaboration, others clearly just for fun. Software’s emotional dimension is crucial: how it feels dictates how it’s used. (Architects hire environmental psychologists; tech companies hire user-experience researchers.)... See more
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A park bench allows for a sense of solitude and community at the same time, a simultaneity that’s crucial to life in a city
via Jonathan Haidt
People don’t exist independently of a place. Places bring out who we are.
Welcome to the Post-Industrial Age
An exploration of the Post-Industrial Age and the challenges faced by companies in terms of talent scarcity, skills obsolescence, and the need for a more agile workforce.
LinkHowever, Moments has a weakness. It’s caused users to want to leave Moments. Because it is like a town square, when you like or comment on something it’s akin to shouting in the town square. Everyone can hear you. This creates more stress for users. Moreover, as your friend list increases, the stress becomes greater.
KG • Letter #113: Allen Zhang (2019)
i wish earth was more like a library. ppl speaking in soft voices on the streets everything shared and borrowed.
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