Robin Good
@robingood
The *curation guy* - indie author, speaker, advisor - focus on empowering subject-matter experts, artists, creators.
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“When we emphasize the artificially quantized, we lose access to the glorious in-between where we all actually live. [...] We lose access to the squishy, indeterminate, and speculative. [...] We are flying with instruments alone.” - Douglas Rushkoff
Thomas Klaffke • Unframing the Future
Social media platforms face a structural contradiction that current valuations do not adequately price. Their business model requires maximizing engagement. The research demonstrates that engagement-optimized content degrades both the AI systems trained on it and the humans consuming it.
Substack • The Cognitive Collapse Thesis: How Polluted Information Loops Are Degrading Both Machine and Human Intelligence—And What It Means for Capital, Power, and Civilization
Where we can compete with AI is with our hearts—and by hearts, I mean the sense of feeling and the synergy that comes when we are together. I call it emotional articulation—it’s a practice.... See more
If you’re racing to the response, your mind is thinking, and you might be missing the magic—you might be missing the opportunities. The only way to avoid that is
Deep Synergy
It’s in the slowing down and in the deep reciprocal listening that new relationship building spaces can be built. Not by racing to respond to every idea or concept that enters your ears.
Taste starts with noticing.
a) The first step is exposure.
You have to see, hear, and feel a wide range of options to understand what excellence looks like. Read great literature. Listen to great speeches. Visit great buildings. Eat great food.
b) The second is... See more
Robin Goodsubstack.com“When content is infinite, curation becomes the ultimate luxury good.”
Source: Sarah Johnson - The Akin Changemaker Report 2025
There will always be creators. But the ones who stand out in this era are also curators. People who filter their worldview so cleanly that you want to see through their eyes. People who make you feel sharper just by paying attention to what they pay attention to.
stepfanie tyler • Taste Is the New Intelligence
AI augmentation is a future requirement, but remain mindful of what’s outsourced. Going forward, we need more demanding journeys than we do mindless shortcuts. Shortcuts rarely yield fun, stories or lessons. If it's easy, it likely isn’t worthwhile.
Matt Klein • The META Trending Trends: 2024
Curation is an act of illuminating [something that is not us].
Curation Monetized
Curation is the act of illuminating something
The internet has flattened information access so thoroughly that hoarding knowledge is no longer impressive. What matters now is what you do with it. How you filter it. How you recognize signal in the noise.
Curation is the new IQ test.
Curation is the new IQ test.