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An inspiration engine for ideas
Jason Fried ideas:
1) The "Scratch-off Ad" app idea
• Full-screen ad you scratch off with your finger
• Blow into mic to clear "dust"
• Chance to win prizes/coupons
• Global, once-a-day experience
• Can build with a small team
• Would print if you nail virality
2) "Shower Door Sketch" app concept
• Simulates drawing on steamy shower glass
• Ephemeral
... See moreThe current governing logic of the extended internet universe, I think, boils down to a pick-2-of-3 constraint triangle: {free, open to the public, quality}.
Venkatesh Rao • The Extended Internet Universe
rest itself becomes an act of rebellion. If AI gives us near-limitless productive capacity, the truly radical act might be to not use it at all. By setting realistic targets for ourselves, and putting up boundaries, we can slow the erosion of our humanity.
Similarly, AI creates nigh-infinite consumption potential. OpenAI 's Sloptok can generate... See more
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At a certain point we’re gonna have to build up some machinery, inside our guts, to help us deal with this. Because the technology is just gonna get better and better and better and better. And it’s gonna get easier and easier and more and more convenient, and more and more pleasurable, to be alone with images on a screen, given to us by by people... See more
David Foster Wallace Tried to Warn Us About these Eight Things
First, these sites and apps are designed to train our minds to crave frequent rewards.
Johann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
Alive Internet Theory
naiveweekly.com
whose preferences and desires are molded more by the platforms they use…
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Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
In 2006, the launch of YouTube promised a democratization of creativity. Anyone with an internet connection could now share their work with the world, bypassing traditional gatekeepers in publishing, music, and film. Over the next two decades, platforms like Netflix, Spotify, and Instagram further dismantled barriers, offering creators direct... See more
Dr. Felix S. Grenwood • Algorithms of Mediocrity — william
