Keely Adler
@keelyadler
brand strategist by trade; time-traveling futurist at heart. core team @ RADAR. find me most places @keels223.
Keely Adler
Gaining agency is gaining the capacity to do something differently from, or in addition to, the events that simply happen to you.
Simon Sarris • The Most Precious Resource Is Agency
If there was ever a time to train your intuition — your animal spirit — for fun and for profit, it’s right now.
💠 Where is it like to be a language model?
when i wondered if imagination could be necessary for revolution and transformation, you said yes, you said our dreams and visions matter, they are the way we make oppression temporary.
adrienne maree brown • Loving Corrections_adrienne Maree Brown
The internet, like a real-life public square, is a space and not just a linguistic construct. It’s about the vibe you structure, the businesses you run, and the social architecture you build.
Aidan Walker • Better Ways to Imagine the Internet
There are also co-working streams, live feeds of people working at their desks, perfect for filling the space of an apartment you’ve been stuck in for too long. These dutiful streamers will play lo-fi music as they work, essentially turning themselves into real-life versions of the Lofi Girl, representing a ubiquitous form of ambience for current... See more
Dirt • Dirt: Just chatting
Among the many challenges in a capitalist society, it’s hard to imagine a way to profit from a car-free future. Governments don’t profit from providing public transportation to citizens. It’s a service, a reflection of our commitment to the social good. Private transportation — cars — are a different animal: hundreds of industries profit from it,... See more
Medium • There Are No Cars in Wakanda
If we are stuck in an eternal present that bombards our brains with messages but never with enough time to absorb them and remake them as our own, then we might expect a stunted imagination to result.