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But McLuhan would say, try not to only think about the fact that we make the tools. Think about how much the tools make us as well.
Marshall McLuhan • Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Why was that pseudonymous presence on the internet better? Social media platforms have made all of us minor celebrities, and celebrity is an unpleasant thing. Celebrity psychology is fundamentally anxious, burdening us with constant performance, self-consciousness and self-censorship.
Sarah Guo • When we design our identities from scratch
“Lack of a device boundary means that voice assistants can spread more easily, can provide different types of value than the previous platforms, and can offer an entry point for new providers that don’t have assets from the previous eras,” writes Bret Kinsella
Talia Goldberg • The state of sound in 2020 and beyond
As we discussed in last week’s essay, Instagram is both a blessing and a curse for Shopify. On the one hand, it is the perfect discovery channel for the type of products that are typically sold by Shopify merchants: visually appealing objects you didn’t even know you wanted (fashion, homeware, furniture, etc). On the other hand, too much reliance o... See more
Julian Lehr • What Shopify and Amazon can learn from Mimetic Theory
2:15 – the shifting bottleneck of online education
Tiago Forte • Tiago Forte: The Future of Education
Instead of “Put away your plate after dinner” or “Fold your laundry,” you’re framing the tasks as a communal activity, such as “Let’s all work together to clean up the kitchen after dinner” or “Let’s all help fold the laundry as a family.