Severin Matusek

“It’s unsurprising that ketamine has taken over as the ‘drug of choice’ for young people, because of its disassociating effects, which allow you to be close to one another, while being isolated in your individual k-holes. It also makes it harder to look at your phone.” Plus, let’s face it, it’s hard to look all cool and serious while K-holing.

That said, I’m not concerned about AI and creativity, because it does give images this very homogenous look that can look a little basic, too hyperreal. What does worry me is everything around that, for instance, corporate photography and commercials, things like that. For me, it’s the loss of authenticity that frightens me, this is why I want to... See more

Personal storyAfter leaving Kickstarter started Yancey started to investigate the system of valueWhich led him to publish a book called This Could be Our Future.

The caveat to that is that writing is just one format of many in the information landscape (hence the notes, video and podcast feeds on Substack). If you ask me, the real business is ideas (Brian Morrissey, who I referenced a while ago, has a very helpful explainer on this here) . There are more opportunities to make money from writing, but don’t... See more

To read these writers writing about AI writing is to witness, almost in real time, intellectual laborers assimilating a threat to their own existence.

In other words, to be authentic is to be without outside influence and to commit to a way of being.