Charlie Munger & Social Theater
“‘It is remarkable how much long-term advantage we have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent,’ Munger once famously remarked.”
Substrate
Om Malik and Chris Michel’s #StayHomewithLeica episode
Shared (un)realities
The un-reality of our present is really a consequence of the exponential multiplication of realities. In the not-so-distant past, most of our societal constructs — political bodies, media entities, and the like — helped shape our collective reality, which is an extremely important thing for a society to have if it is to work in a linear fashion.
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (of Technology)
Let’s remember these words when the current protests have died down, and the world has moved on to the next thing. That will be the test of really means it — as opposed to who is just jumping on the bandwagon — when they say #blacklivesmatter.
Social networks & the online reality of identity
Like everyone else, I watched the Washington Social Media circus with interest. A lot of words were used. Crocodile tears shed. Promises made. Bouquets of derision thrown. But no one actually said …
The Long Goodbye
On September 12, as far as Facebook is concerned I won’t exist. Yesterday, I permanently deleted my Facebook account. I let go of 300,000 followers, 1200 friends and the blue seal of authenticity. …