Social media is similar to sharecropping :

• We’re "renting" space on a platform we don’t own


• We’re paying for that space by becoming “the product” whose attention is sold to the highest ads bidder


• Our attention is also being usurped by the makers of the platform and what they’ve programmed their algorithm to show us, and


• Our data is being

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“Resonance Test.” Compile a list of every quote, story, movie or song that has resonated with you. Reflect on the commonalities. This builds a sense of personal resonance and a stronger link to your unconscious values. When something resonates with you, what does it resonate with ?

I’ve always thought that what we colloquially call “tech” (hardware, software) really ought to be seen alongside other forms of technology: social, cultural and spiritual. So, while some places in the world might have great infrastructure and highly efficient software systems, they may lack the sophistication of social and cultural technology that... See more

In order to fill each deck, I have to mine references - reaching both into the past and as close to the present as possible. And in doing so, I come across rich histories I didn’t know existed. It reminds me the spawn point of this technology is rooted in Black history. Further defining what I bring to the club, office, and my home.

@labsanta

7 months ago

My learnings

The importance of curiosity: Richard Feynman emphasizes the value of curiosity and questioning the world around us. He believes that asking why is essential to understanding how things work.

The need for a framework: Feynman suggests that to explain why something happens, we need to have a framework that allows us to... See more