sparks
Whenever a prediction is made about people, it is an attempt to deny they are creative and can do the unexpected. Sure, you might ask your friend where they would like to have coffee and they respond just as they always do. “You’re so predictable” you might say. Of course that’s not a prediction. You share a culture - a history - a set of memes... See more
Humans are Creative
”Once you do one thing, if you have a modicum of success, and you think you can do a second, third and fourth thing, you’re wrong. You can’t.”
-Micheal Saylor, via Laser Eyes
“So preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.” While
If you tell a friend they can now instantly create any app, they’ll probably say “Cool! Now I need to think of an idea.” Then they will forget about it, and never build a thing. The problem is not that your friend is horribly uncreative. It’s that most people’s problems are not software-shaped, and most won’t notice even when they are.
Jasmine Sun • 🌻 claude code psychosis
the idea that LLMs mean that there will be a huge increase in people writing their own code and creating their own tools seem to me utterly delusional.
Today, I can barely tell anyone apart. Many of the Substacks I follow use these big, figurative words that don’t really make sense in an attempt to go viral, which on this platform means getting subscribers and notes and comments. It’s like there’s this internet language that “works” for engagement (literal language, but also sense of style, and a... See more
Emily Sundberg • The Machine in the Garden. - By Emily Sundberg - Feed Me
everyone is boring
How has writing online affected the relationships in your life?
I like this question because the answer is yes but probably not for the reason you’d think. There might be this idea that writing personally online could create more depth in your relationships, but I have actually found the opposite to the extent that when you share a lot online it... See more
I like this question because the answer is yes but probably not for the reason you’d think. There might be this idea that writing personally online could create more depth in your relationships, but I have actually found the opposite to the extent that when you share a lot online it... See more
Talking about friendship with Leandra Medine Cohen
How to avoid cynicism:
Act in ways opposite to your instinct. If you hate something, find out more about it. Again ask 'What is this?', 'Who made this?', 'Who is this for?' Genuinely. Never stop doing this"
-via @being_on_line
The greatest minds are not products of thinking, but miracles in feeling
framing is everything