Leo Guinan
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Leo Guinan
So if you have large-scale bureaucracies that need to be organized and function coherently, then you need these kind of simple, nuance-free packets of information. And I think that’s one of the reasons we’ve seen this constant rise of simplified metrical analysis.
New York Times • A Philosophy of Games That Is Really a Philosophy of Life
An idea kept private is as good as one you never had.
Ideas not shared are lost to time
In the US, this began with the launch of TikTok.
Jonah Peretti • The Anti-SNARF Manifesto
Economics of Human Energy and Creator economy trends
this began well before TikTok.
It was always there from the time we networked the first computers together, because it’s the flaw with the economy first and foremost.
In practice, a startup nonprofit has several important distinctions from traditional nonprofits: 1) it begins with a large goal and works backwards to identify incremental steps to achieve that goal, 2) it has an iterative, experimental mindset, and 3) it is an internet first organization.
marklutter.com • Startup Nonprofits
interesting framing. I’d been focused on the concept of eliminating the distinction between for-profit and non-profit, but this is an alternative way to examine the same problem, looking like it could have similar outcomes.
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manifesto energy
This is where we can use nostalgia. Bringing the past into the present, finding the stories that people value and bringing them forward into a new age. The past coming forth into the present in order to unlock a brighter future.
That means there are three main components to identify when looking at a system: the people, the interaction (i.e. the sharing of information), and the shared context (i.e. what that group of people have in common).
Introduction to Abundant Systems
Abundant Systems and Engineering Generosity
Breaking down a system - look at the 3 components
“AI will lift the ceiling, leading to more creative outputs made possible by more powerful tools; it will also lower the floor, making it easier for anyone to design and collaborate.”
Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
Abundant Systems and
When the gap between the ceiling and flow increases, the way to prevent unrest is by adding more steps between. It’s important to see clearly how to level up to the ceiling, and not only enable people who have the ability to make the leap between the existing steps. More people being able to do something shouldn’t threaten the existence of anyone currently doing the thing.
The US Copyright Office ruled that you cannot copyright AI generated art.
Muddy Colors • Robots vs. Lawyers
Intriguingly, this effect was not dose-dependent within the range tested: even a low psychoactive dose produced nearly the same time dilation as a higher dose
ChatGPT
hmm….weed has a set amount of dilation, which is something I seem to be able to depend on.