Keely Adler
@keelyadler
brand strategist by trade; time-traveling futurist at heart. core team @ RADAR. find me most places @keels223.
Keely Adler
I think rituals are important, rituals that mark the passage of time. Well, it’s just time, I hear you say, just a man-made construct. Our lives run in tandem with a certain perception of time as backdrop — for most of us, that’s “clock time”. Even then, that has been quite forcefully upended by the proliferation of async communication channels of... See more
Sixian • 008. indications
Fiat wealth still translates to power, and that’s a problem in an ecosystem meant to move beyond fiat.
Jessica Klein • Chase Chapman on DAOs and Professional Polyamory
Intentional leisure is not the absence of labor but the presence of purpose—the freedom to practice active rest that heals as an exploration that cultivates meaning. When we blend education and vacation as an integrated lifestyle it generates exponential value.
Seth Goldenberg • Radical Curiosity: Questioning Commonly Held Beliefs to Imagine Flourishing Futures
I recently declared feed bankruptcy.
At various points in my week // day, I type "kottke.org" into my browser, hit enter, and read whatever is there. Then I type "chorus.fm" and do the same thing. Then Daring Fireball. Then Hacker News.
I read good things, on good websites.
And it feels like an exercise in nostalgia.
Between 2010 and now, we... See more
At various points in my week // day, I type "kottke.org" into my browser, hit enter, and read whatever is there. Then I type "chorus.fm" and do the same thing. Then Daring Fireball. Then Hacker News.
I read good things, on good websites.
And it feels like an exercise in nostalgia.
Between 2010 and now, we... See more
I Have Declared Feed Bankruptcy.
When it comes to the internet and our media ecosystems, it is easy to hurl vague, blanket critiques like Social media is making everything feel worse. That is mostly true, by the way—but it’s obvious. Which is why I was drawn to a recent idea from writer and technology theorist L.M. Sacasas: The internet, as a mediator of human interactions, is not... See more
Charlie Warzel • How The Internet Is Like A Dying Star
This isn't just performative magic — it's belief magic that expands our sense of what's possible, our sense of our own power, and our capacity to move beyond dominant systems that keep us disenchanted. Words can function as spells that crack open reality, turning faintly emerging futures into brighter, bolder openings.
RADAR • Spells, Vibes, and Thick Imagination
Since Facebook rebranded as Meta, the idea of the metaverse has been consumed by a kind of ahistorical hype cycle. Brands are flooding into the space and people are issuing broad proclamations about what a virtual world is supposed to look like. There are also plenty who are dismissing the metaverse as “something nobody asked for,” but as Au’s... See more
The Atlantic • Lessons From 19 Years in the Metaverse
“I feel so much more drawn to film because it’s so much more exciting,” she says. “There’s an element of surprise, and unknowing and creativity.”
The Guardian • ‘You only have one shot’: how film cameras won over a younger generation
Of course this is what museum culture does: it, depending on your point of view, loots historical artifacts from a context in which they are useful and meaningful in order to turn them into commodities, or it protects and preserves the works while making them accessible to curious citizens of the world. Your own perspective on this might switch,
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