James Stevens
@redwolfwhite
Well red and well read.
Came for the creativity. Stayed for the community.
James Stevens
I returned to NYC from my house on Cape Cod less than a week after 9/11. The first thing I did when I got home was race downtown to see the fallen towers. Many of you know this story, but when I got there and raised my camera to my eyes, a police officer approached me, whapped me… Show more- honestly people are starving for more collective experiences, not more siloed hyper-personalized things
- These five minutes are worth more than many hours of AI alarmist talk.
Interestingness and AI
- The kids are joining running clubs, buying “dumb” phones, woodworking, rocking Walkmans, joining supper clubs, etc because their lives have been swallowed by digital black boxes, and in this moment of uncertainty (tension re: war, AI, climate), they crave tangibility. It’s simple
Rebecca Solnit - “underneath the task of writing a particular piece is the general one of making a self who can make the work you are meant to make.” https://t.co/hfVXl0yIp2
Students at NYU asked the creators of South Park the million-dollar question: “What makes a good story?” They gave one of the best explanations of story I’ve heard: “If we can take the beats of your outline, and the words ‘and then’ belong between those beats… you got something pretty boring. What should happen between every beat you’ve written... See moreI know a few things, but I still got a lot to learn.
sometimes “…and but.”
sometimes “…and therefore.”
but never “…and then.”
Genius.
Students at NYU asked the creators of South Park the million-dollar question: “What makes a good story?” They gave one of the best explanations of story I’ve heard: “If we can take the beats of your outline, and the words ‘and then’ belong between those beats… you got… Show moreDisarmingly simple. Like all good thinking.
Shower thought: Normal behavior is forgotten. Only weird behavior survives. Nobody tells stories of when you did the expected — they only tell stories when you did the unexpected. Normal behavior costs nothing in the short term — but it disappears into the abyss. Unconventional behavior costs a social price in the short term — but the actions... See moreInteresting POV thought starter on how unusual behaviour is harder, but ultimately more memorable. Nice chart too ;)
Can’t ever get this image out of my head… Great writers write musically. https://t.co/J8wDku8r62
Geoffrey Roberts's emotional word wheel helps describe emotions. https://t.co/2m5Lx9R3km