once you have a direct connection with your fans, you can stop sending them to the food court at the mall - a world filled with distractions, cheap snacks, and flashing lights.

Eggers, a longtime San Franciscan, said: “When I read Boots’s script, I’d just published ‘The Circle’ ” — a 2013 dystopian novel set in Silicon Valley — “and it struck me that we were both picking up on changes we’ve seen in the Bay Area. There’s this strangely sinister cast to life here sometimes, where it’s still idyllic and free and open but als... See more

If the world is going to hell in a hand-basket, let the angry, ranting boomers and billionaires fret in futility about it, and let failing 40+ types do the pointless manifesto-derping.

Resonance over scale. Be like Rastafarians. Numerically small. Enormous in cultural influence.

“Money is taking the field as an organized power. Which shall rule—wealth or man; which shall lead—money or intellect; who shall fill public stations—educated and patriotic free men, or the feudal serfs of corporate capital?”

I used to be totally dismissive of the idea that automation could lead to bad economic outcomes because my view was people “always” had this fear about new technological developments, and it was “always” wrong. But it wasn’t actually always wrong. The Neolithic Revolution set average living standards on a downward trajectory for a few thousand year... See more

People are increasingly fleeing to siloed, private group chats to talk to each other, leaving large absences in the digital public sphere.

But a healthy public sphere is essential to functioning democratic societies. It is a way for individuals and groups to interact with a variety of peoples, lived experiences, and ideas outside of our respective b... See more

While Tubi uses algorithms and personalized recommendations, its offerings feel more thoughtfully chosen, a mix of the familiar and the adventurous; as the TV critic Kaiya Shunyata put it, Tubi “feels very much like you’re choosing what you want to watch; it’s not an algorithm choosing it for you.” It’s a potent reminder of what we used to love abo... See more