Francesco
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Francesco
AI is aggregated human intelligence. So it’s better to call it collective intelligence than artificial intelligence.
Emphasizing the collectivity (something built on the commons) over the artificiality (a feat of technology) gives us an entire new way to see, perceive and relate to the technology.
-via Holly Herndon, in conversation with Ezra Klein
a great website and active social media presence does not mean community is being “done wrong” and we aren’t failing by wanting to know as much as we can to be comfortable. And I don’t want to pedestalize every experience with no upfront information. It is crucial to know if you can physically access a space, for example, or will be able to... See more
Elise Granata • What We Lose When Optimizing Community
A caveat worth mentioning when trying to place communities in the “bad community” basket, if ever that’s a worthwhile exercise
Because self-promotion sucks. It is actually very boring and not that fun to produce TikTok videos or to learn email marketing for this purpose. Hardly anyone wants to “build a platform;” we want to just have one. This is what people sign up for now when they go for the American dream — working for yourself and making money doing what you love. The... See more
Rebecca Jennings for Vox Media
Why barter and Embracing your ever changing job description
The section “a different kind of currency” speaks to why I believe in the usefulness of the skills bartering events we’re organising
I feel like an anti-entrepreneur, in that it feels completely against my nature to come up with ideas that make money. It’s like I can conceive of every kind of idea except that kind.
I added a sample intro email to my studio contact page and it’s been a delight to have a few folks use it. (Anecdote, not data, but everyone that’s used it turned out to be a delightful client.) https://t.co/EDxZiwgmW0
I NEED to have this
Adding one extra feature nearly cost us our startup.
Monday morning, anxiety twisted in my chest as I deleted half of our codebase.
Our product was buried under features, each an attempt to stave off failure, yet leaving us on the brink of collapse. The team lingered, eyes glued to my screen.
“It’s too cluttered,” I finally said, swallowing my fear.
My
... See moreThis inclination towards external stimulus, even if harmful, highlights the reluctance many people have towards quiet introspection. I could only speculate that some of my workaholic acquaintances fall into the same category as those who would prefer self-inflicted discomfort over stillness. They continue to shoulder an increasing workload, even... See more