Valeria Acosta
@th0ughts
Valeria Acosta
I’m glad that I’m not the only one who misses old school human curation. For me, it’s more about wanting a connection moreso than valuing the actual thing being shared. I think this trend is accelerating. With generative AI and the ever-present algorithm that has sucked itself into every facet of our life, a part of the response to it will result... See more
Simon de la Rouviere • The Human Medium is the Human Message
For me personally, though, as it gets easier and easier to create art using AI, I find myself wanting to make art that intentionally
feels messy and handmade. I want my art to feel human, and all the mixed media artists whose work really resonates with me also make art that feels human
Can Mixed Media Save Us From AI Art?
Step one in attracting new members is crafting your origin story. Your origin story will give both existing and prospective members the language they need to explain what your community is and why it formed in the first place.
Kai Elmer Sotto • Get Together: How to build a community with your people
Instead of self-destructing with 🤡🌎cold sales DMs that everyone hates:
1. Make a list of 50 successful competitors offering your skill set
2. List their customers and their industries
3. Note the job titles in testimonials
4. Search social media (especially LI) for... See more
Torrey Dawleyx.comWe don’t build community .
We build containers where community has a chance to emerge.
We build containers where community has a chance to emerge.
How Communities Emerge
To accomplish this goal, the “proud extroversion” of the early Web soon gave way to a much more homogenized experience: hundred-and-forty-character text boxes, uniformly sized photos accompanied by short captions, Like buttons, retweet counts, and, ultimately, a shift away from chronological time lines and profile pages and toward statistically... See more
Cal Newport • The Rise of the Internet’s Creative Middle Class
