Local Music vs. The Machine
Generative AI isn't the Grim Reaper for local music outside major hubs. It's the coroner of something that died for other reasons.
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Vectorculture is a publication which seeks to apply gonzo research & quality analysis to the ideas which are increasingly shaping our world.
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The Dreamer Economy
A class of American business has discovered that the most reliable thing to sell a person is the probability they will become someone else.
Fable: The First Forbidden Model
The US Government has issued export controls on Fable, a weaker version of Anthropic's frontier LLM, Mythos.
A Brief History of Agents, by Me & Hermes Agent
If LLMs are like neurons, agents are like brains.
The Imperative: Reversing Capital Outflow From the Urban Core
The American Suburbs were built on wealth extraction from the urban core. We have a unique opportunity to reverse the flow polarity, to the benefit of ourselves, Nature, and the pursuit of happiness.
Suburbanasia
The environment younger Millennials and older Gen-Z grew up in withered away their ability to mitigate stress and handle disagreements. Is there any way to fix it?
You. Guy I Went To High School With. I Can Smell Your ChatGPT Articles
This article is addressed directly to you. I'm on to you and so is everyone else. Here's how to fix it before it's too late.
I don't believe in Meme Magic
The rise of online post-rationalist discourse renewed interest in Dawkins' theory of memes, but those who claim to have "cognitive weapons" are almost always shooting blanks.
Not For Human Consumption
Grey market peptides have built a parallel pharmaceutical infrastructure under the thinnest regulatory pretense. The data reveals a cultural contradiction that extends far beyond weight loss.
What 50 Milliseconds Feels Like
ADHD involves a faster internal clock: the research is clear. What isn’t clear is why nobody’s connected this to the density of unchosen choices.