Philipp Rimmler

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Humans as 'luxury goods' in the age of AI

The 'human touch' fallacy

Sangeet Paul Choudary

Apr 27

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A bottle of wine sells for $80 in stores. The restaurant charges $400.

It still sells. And people go back for more. The sommelier tells them a story about the vineyard, about a sixth-generation famil... See more

A RUDE COMMENT ABOUT “COLLECTIBLE DESIGN”

With a desire for décor objects (such as furniture) to be seen as just as VALUABLE as “art” (market-wise), it has decided to mimic it. Décor as everything-is-sculpture. (And so it should be allowed to!!!!, it can be an Isamu N. blurring! but...) The homes of the wealthy now often CONVULSE under the psychede... See more

I think my biggest beef with technology today, is that we are chasing ends that are meaning dissolving, instead of meaning making. This is probably what AI and memecoins hold most in common.

And this is what original sin has to do with our pursuits of technology.

red wine and enthusiasm were a good combo

appearance of revolution often just reshuffles who’s in power

“If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.”

A community is not another marketing channel. It is a strategic move to create long-term relationships authentically.

“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” — Arthur Conan Doyle, 1890