How will these smaller groups of happier people be monetized? This is a tough question for the billionaires. Happy people, the kind who eat sandwiches together, are boring. They don’t buy much. Their smartphones are six versions behind and have badly cracked screens. They fix bicycles, then they talk about fixing bicycles, then they show their friend, who just came over for no reason, how they fixed their bicycle, and their friend says, “Wow, good job,” and they make tea. That doesn’t seem like enough to build a town square on.
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Remembering De La Soul
De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove Dies at 54 So incredibly sad. Here is an interview with producer Prince Paul about the making of De La Soul’s first album. Also, mark your calendars for March 3rd when De La Soul’s music is finally coming to streaming.
The Teenager Leading the Smartphone Liberation Movement. An episode of the First Person podcast.
Somewhere in NY, 1973.
forgetting is a filter
I’m increasingly convinced that a much more relaxed approach to knowledge consumption – one that involves putting way less pressure on yourself to retain what you read, listen to, or watch – isn’t only more enjoyable, but better for your creative output, too. The first reason for this is that forgetting is a filter. Oliver Burkeman from his newsletter The Imperfectionist: How to forget what you read
A tiny sci-fi story by @smllwrlds
Beadz is an experimental, polymetric drum machine, built with web technologies. Looks super fun and the aesthetic is great.