Hello, I’m back!
Shortly after the last episode in October, I took a wrecking ball to my personal life and have since had arguably the toughest few months of my life. No sympathy required, but I thought I’d let you know why the newsletter has been somewhat low on the priority list.
On a positive note, I’ve done more thinking about well basically everything than I’ve ever done and feel a lot clearer not only about my life but also where we are in the state of things AKA the industry.
Living in the eye of the artificial needle means that most things can feel inflated to me, but what I have noticed recently is the bleeding out of I suppose mostly ChatGPT into the lives of the non-tech folks. My brother, for example, uses it to order his shopping list into which aisle the items live in.
Tech-washing aside, this feels like dust settling. Dust settling into a future we can almost wipe away from the surface with our finger, only to see that the surface doesn’t actually exist and our finger is owned by Sam Altman. The every enhancements, not the sweeping destruction of an entire profession.
For that reason, I’m optimistic.
Enjoy this week’s recommendations! They are from a much longer time span than usual, but I hope still as enjoyable.
Luis
Damn, the title is so good it’s almost one my job for me here. I’m sure you’ve felt it though, every thing we do must feel like entertainment now, and “social has become less social”. It’s tiring.
I love this framing. We associate quality with heaviness in the physical world (an oak table), but online nothing weighs anything. We want light, thanks to article #1. Make something with friction, something that lasts, something you’d put your name on.
This may hit a nerve, but do you wake up every day feeling behind on tasks already? So does the author of this article, who accurately describes that sense of task debt that we all have.
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Bonus round
Related to the first article: how to reclaim your attention
From January, but I encourage you to watch Ben Affleck talking eloquently about AI
A story about Anthropic mostly, but the industry in a wider sense and just what on earth is happening. I’d encourage you to watch mostly because of the linguistic excellence of the guest, a journalist. They talk about government interference, safety, origins, and futures.
Have a great week,
@disco_lu
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