reading, watching & listening to
sharing a selection of things I'm reading and find thought provoking
reading, watching & listening to
That is: we don’t—we can’t—remember everything. Humans are at least as lossy as AI is, but the details we keep matter. Two people can attend a party and leave with entirely different impressions; 300 million can witness the same election and debate whether a fraud or landslide has occurred. A photograph says more about its creator than its subject.... See more
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Are Attention Spans Actually Shrinking? (Pt 2)
open.substack.com
Creation becomes consumption
open.substack.com
Most people don’t want a blank canvas, they want a dance, a format, a prompt.
222. Automating Processes With Software Is HARD
Steven Sinofskyhardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com
measuring something’s value by how much money it makes is like measuring he value of sex by the amount spent on prostitution
fantastic! comedy is the highest form of genius.
the phrase "Can you believe it?" stuck with me - Alex jokes about how it can be a reply to almost anything, illustrating how it can mask deeper issues of substance.
Jerry Seinfeld saying Jerry Seinfeld things is amazing
What do you think has replaced film?
Depression? Malaise? I would say confusion.Disorientation replaced the movie business. Everyone I know in show business, every day, is going, What’s going on? How do you do this? What are we supposed to do now?
Do you feel the same way, or are you grandfathered in?
I’ve done enough stuff that I have my own thing, which is more valuable than it’s ever been. Stand-up is like you’re a cabinetmaker, and everybody needs a guy who’s good with wood.
Break down that metaphor for me.
There’s trees everywhere, but to make a nice table, it’s not so easy. So, the metaphor is that if you have good craft and craftsmanship, you’re kind of impervious to the whims of the industry. Audiences are now flocking to stand-up because it’s something you can’t fake. It’s like platform diving. You could say you’re a platform diver, but in two seconds we can see if you are or you aren’t. That’s what people like about stand-up. They can trust it. Everything else is fake.