provocations
provocative ideas, musings, and statements to mull on
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provocations
Expanded supply creates expanded demand, which in turn feeds even more supply. Over time, people learn. They discover more about what's aesthetically possible and more about what they like. Exposure changes tastes.
Virginia Postrel, The Substance of Style
"You can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another." — Ernest Hemingway
I'm not surprised at all. Building good consumer products is insanely hard and takes lots of time and iteration.
Everything is hard in some way. It’s hard to be in the wrong relationship. It’s hard to be in the right one. It’s hard to be broke and miserable, it’s hard to achieve your dreams. It’s hard to be stuck in the middle, not really feeling anything at all. Everything is hard, but you choose your hard. You choose what’s worth it. You don’t choose... See more
brianna wiest • 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
a beautiful reminder to go outside, touch grass, cook, use our hands!
I roll my eyes when people demand we build AI to “augment and not replace” us. This is a platitude, wishful thinking; it is not a reality most workers can choose. If the tech is good and cheap enough to replace us, it will. Economic incentives are a hell of a drug.
Jasmine • 🌻 42 notes on AI and work
there are 9,000 problems in life that have the solution "know more local people" and people will do literally anything except spend time on that
Simon Sarristwitter.comIt’s almost impossible to safely drive a car while only looking in the rear view mirror. Only seeing where you’ve been is a terrible way to figure out where to go.
But it’s really unsafe to go forward with no idea of what came before.
But it’s really unsafe to go forward with no idea of what came before.