Leo Guinan

The concept of communication is sustained, generated by technology, so really with the Internet we attain the highest limits of communication. But what I would ask is, ‘Who is it that communicates?’ Who is it? There is one terminal and then another. There are two terminals, two specific areas of abstraction which change the information. But also,... See more

performative displays of expertise

If a commons is being managed successfully, individuals feel like they're getting back more than they're putting in, that the thing is more than the sum of its parts, that running it together means we have something more powerful than any of us could on our own.

Friendship is a bulwark against stasis, a potential source of creativity and renewal.Practically everyone who studies friendship says this in some form or another: What makes friendship so fragile is also exactly what makes it so special. You have to continually opt in. That you choose it is what gives it its value.

Learning online skills isn't a straight line up. It's a zigzag across a continent of Google links.

A large portion of users said they would pay money for TikTok and Instagram to not exist, suggesting these products have negative utility for many people.

At large scales, average anything goes to zero.

This new context makes everyone optimize for collaboration.