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The Nostalgia Cycle Loop
Hope is the one virtue that requires imagination , in the sense that we consider the past and imagine a better future.
The nostalgic content being churned out via movies, books, even music(!) requires less imagination on our part because it comes from already-established world building. It’s easier to imagine the context... See more
Hope is the one virtue that requires imagination , in the sense that we consider the past and imagine a better future.
The nostalgic content being churned out via movies, books, even music(!) requires less imagination on our part because it comes from already-established world building. It’s easier to imagine the context... See more
kyla scanlon • The Nostalgia Cycle Loop
Babelification is the process by which, after splintering, insular digital groups develop unique languages which makes reintegration in shared digital spaces difficult, if not impossible. When someone believes their insular language in online echo chambers is commonplace reality, clashes ensue when that same individual is placed in a context where... See more
With Mars as a thought vehicle, we can start to imagine, “Okay, what will we put up there?”, and we can think outside of the systems that really hinder our thinking on Earth. We'll go into a whole set of design principles that we can use for actually building things there. But, ultimately, it's really important to just think beyond our current... See more
Why Mars Needs a Creative Director
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
In the ever present Twitter meme of “the same people that pivoted to web3 are now pivoting to AI” — I find it quite dangerous that folks don’t genuinely hold on to a few core questions that fulfill them. Instead it seems that many of us are willing to blow wherever the clout winds might most accumulate to our sails.
Now, the... See more
In the ever present Twitter meme of “the same people that pivoted to web3 are now pivoting to AI” — I find it quite dangerous that folks don’t genuinely hold on to a few core questions that fulfill them. Instead it seems that many of us are willing to blow wherever the clout winds might most accumulate to our sails.
Now, the... See more
Reggie James • Ask The Same Question
Over the past few years, I’ve read many books about creativity, and it’s made me realize the sad truth that most people don’t read books on creativity. And so “to be creative” in the mainstream view is limited to making visual art or music or other artifacts. But when you read books on creativity, you discover a whole process that kindles a lot of... See more
Rebecca • [BIFFS vol. 2] Work as trace
Artificial Memory and the Interruption of Infinity
Produced for the Summer of Protocols research program, Kei’s essay-chapter “Artifical Memory and the Interruption of Infinity” provides a path through the history of memory protocols in a Western context, highlighting traditional canon and where it falls short. Beginning in 500 B.C. with a Hellenic... See more
Produced for the Summer of Protocols research program, Kei’s essay-chapter “Artifical Memory and the Interruption of Infinity” provides a path through the history of memory protocols in a Western context, highlighting traditional canon and where it falls short. Beginning in 500 B.C. with a Hellenic... See more