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This isn’t just philosophical woo woo stuff—it’s practical. Because products are not neutral. They are opinions embedded in pixels – every button, every default—says something about what we believe people are for. About who our customers can become.

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My notes from “inventing on principle” by Bret Victor. You can be a craftsman (common) or a crusader (rare). You can define yourself by your work, or by a cause. The most important thing you can realize is that your life is yours to shape—nothing is set in stone. Every aspect of your life is a choice—default paths exist, but you don’t have to a... See more

He is synonymous with Near Future Laboratory, the platform he founded originally as a blog in 2005, which has since become his company through which he does commercial work. It serves as a home for projects, writing, his podcast conversations with some very curious and intriguing people, his Learning & Development platforms SuperSeminar and Gen... See more

I started off by asking him whether there is a unifying theme to his seemingly diffuse life’s work, which has included old-school magazines and books, bleeding-edge technology, conservationism, photographing Asia, and teaching. “Following my interests,” he said simply.

It sounded awfully cutesy for someone so accomplished. I said that there is an id... See more