Bet on people who think the future will be better and that they might make it so. Don’t expect much from people who think the future will be worse unless others do something about it.

feels like @cursor_ai is beginning to replace @RoamResearch & chatgpt for me, I fear.

Here's the long-read: https://t.co/o2Y0PN16AO (Thanks to @TheJustinHall for the images and interactions!)

I think the next era of the Internet is headed in a different direction than many people think. Made a map of it and would be curious to hear your thoughts.

The breadcrumbs under the table are still more life-giving than analyzing the table.

The popularity of AI slop results from novelty overwhelming our internal quality standards. It's as true for a tweet as it is for the flashiest AI startups. Novelty dominates bubble eras, but patient craftsmanship applied in novel ways succeeds in the long run.

@wmdmark (You can join for free here: https://t.co/IcQ8QBZ8c5)

My twin, @wmdmark, and I think the Internet is entering a new — yet strangely  familiar — 3rd era. If you'd like a clearer big-picture map of how we see design, learning, & teaching evolving, we'd love for you to join the conversation this Thursday at 12 pm EDT.

Hilma af Klint > Picasso

It seems that Apple or a carrier could use existing voice-AI to "pick up" spam calls and intentionally waste their time with convincing responses (but of course route to the human if it's not spam). A feature like this would kill telemarketing for good.

The phone part of my phone has become almost entirely useless over the past year or so. Anyone else get spam called all day like this?

Meditation for today: Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations is the only *actual* self-help book ever written.

One thing I’ve noticed about people who manage to create truly novel work in any field: they tend to take metaphor & analogy *far* more seriously than the average person. To such a degree it seems galaxy brained or superstitious to the typical professional or academic.

Pathwright's been an independent self-funded company since day one. Independent from megacorps, money guys and arbitrary "just ship it!" deadlines. The results? Slower, sustainable growth. A team that knows you. And laser focus on actually making the best software.

Enjoying the local apocalypse

(This was a joke, but I just googled it and apparently “competitive meditation” is a real thing.)

Thinking about getting into competitive meditation. Any tips from the meditators out there?

Same vibe

Now and Then is such an unexpected and apt finale for @thebeatles My favorite use of AI so far.

New research shows AI outperforming humans on analytical & creative tasks... when competing with MBA students & business consultants. AI will indeed eclipse those fields. That's good as it’ll mean fewer wasted minds like Steve Jobs joked about in 1992:

"Yes, and..." people while being quietly ruthless with their ideas. (Especially your ideas.)