@gregmoore
Missives from the dark forest.
The more of a firehose you have spraying in your face, the less time and attention you have to focus on what any of it actually means and how it all fits together.
- Pete Brown, Read less news, be more informed
I keep finding myself nodding my head while reading Pete’s blog. This post was no exception.
It never ceases to amaze me that tech bros want to build worlds created in dystopian novels and expect a different outcome. […] It’s exhausting to go through hype cycles of how yet another new technology built based on a dystopian novel is rolling out regardless of the harms or bias that it might trigger. It’s painful to think about how much capital is spent chasing pyramid schemes and illusions rather than solving actual problems.
- Dana Boyd, Still Trying to Ignore the Metaverse
(This article was originally linked by Adam Tinworth @adders, a journalist you should follow.)
The ugliest photo of a most beautiful sunset. The colors in the sky were so intensely blue and pink that the camera sensor couldn’t cope with them all. The disgusting HDR outlined trees, the loss of textures, the dark foreground… sometimes the camera you have with you isn’t up to the task.
Currently Reading
Pattern Recognition
by William Gibson