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sharing a selection of things I'm reading and find thought provoking

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I Used to Be a High-Performing Robot

Cate Hall usefulfictions.substack.com

Habitat Chronicles: You can't tell people anything

habitatchronicles.com

Agency Among Agents: Designing with Hypertextual Friction in the Algorithmic Web

arxiv.org

Why Are We Lying to Young People About Work?

Maalvika maalvika.substack.com

Why Aren’t AI Agents Working?

Evan Armstrong gettheleverage.com

agents is such a fucking buzzword. nothing i have tried has worked well in the "abstract + precise" zone

Are Attention Spans Actually Shrinking? (Pt 2)

open.substack.com

Technology and Grieving

Can Duruk readmargins.com

I read this newsletter for years. This father’s story of his daughter passing away brought me to tears.

Escape Competition Through Authenticity

open.substack.com

René Girard explores the concepts of innovation and imitation, contrasting historical views on innovation's negative connotations with its modern valorization, while emphasizing the interconnectedness of imitation and genuine innovation in culture and economics.

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