Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
Now that we’ve made sharing information virtually effortless, how do we increase depth of understanding, while also creating a level playing field that encourages ideas that come from anywhere?
Ev Williams • New Decade, New Ideas
Packy McCormick • Fairmint & the Democratization of Upside
Right now, notifications about sensational ragebait, Main Character harassment mobs, or feeds that reward spamming are the default. But three broad design shifts could mitigate these destructive dynamics and minimize the risk of technical triumphs becoming social disasters. The first applies Simon’s guidance to the curation systems that steer our a
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The idea that Big Tech might create platforms supportive of thoughtful human interaction and critical thought is a utopian daydream. Dependent on reifying isolation and polarization, most platforms favor capturing attention, locking users into vapid scrolling or ‘liking,’ transforming the human being into a commodity that consu... See more
DEV Palinode
144-slide presentation titled “A Call to Minimize Distraction & Respect Users’ Attention,”
Priya Parker • The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
An humane web. It’s with this mindset — of care, and nurturing — that we can begin to build a better web for humans and the planet. We all need to start factoring sustainability into the web products we build. That should go hand-in-hand with building a more humane web, one that views the people building it, and more importantly, the ones using it,
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