Keely Adler

these anchors of the self might be material as well as social. Consider a certain class of object that uniquely mediates our relationship to the past.

In his book, The Poetics of Space , the philosopher Gaston Bachelard argues that our intimate spaces are deeply intertwined with our imagination and sense of being. When you curl up in a comfortable nook in your home, for example, your consciousness is gathered inward. You have control over this small space, in contrast to the wild, turbulent

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curation lives in the middle of stack. Curation allows community participation in the DAO or Tokenized Community’s media while also ensuring quality assurance and narrative alignment.

What makes it different to the long famed brand world is that it goes beyond creating a sense of the familiar which can be achieved via clever messaging and lifestyle marketing. Instead, a Brand Universe looks to expand its footprint across multiple cultural domains, and views them as genuine opportunities to forge connections and share real... See more

Bits of information provide neither meaning nor orientation. They do not congeal into a narrative. They are purely additive.

We need the presence of mystery in the same way that the coherence and beauty of a landscape require the presence of a horizon, whether as a line defining the field of vision or as a dark boundary that gives sharper definition to the world that is illuminated. Or as language needs the refreshment of silence. We need a sense of communion with that... See more