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“cured” of the desire to watch tv, plan a vacation, organise a great birthday party for your kid, dive into a beautiful novel — if you’re one of these AI zealots you’re just eradicating any joy in your life

"The new web aesthetic returns agency to the explorer. You decide what’s interesting. You wander, and as a consequence you stay with things longer." newsletter.sachajudd.com/archive/towa...

there's a reason society has spent many centuries coming up with the law of agency and fiduciary duties If your agentic AI doesn't come with any legal responsibility to you as the principal, it's not your agent; it's your sleazy used car salesman with access to your credit card and all your data

This week’s newsletter is about leaving the house: "There’s a reason fascists hate cities. The abstraction of “the other” becomes the reality of neighbors trying to go about their day, same as you. Good fences don’t make good neighbors—potholes make good neighbors." buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...

"The new web aesthetic returns agency to the explorer. You decide what’s interesting. You wander, and as a consequence you stay with things longer." newsletter.sachajudd.com/archive/towa...

The goal of this account is not to promote products. The goal is for you to recognize our logo in the grocery store and ask yourself, “haha, I wonder if that little cow has been fired?”

This week’s spotlight is on @zombiegomoan.bsky.social , who built a real-time breaking news feed during the ICE protests in LA. It’s a powerful example of how the open social web enables community-first journalism, grounded in lived experience. graze-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/breaking-n...

Welcome new followers! If you’re interested, I put out a weekly newsletter. (It is not on Substack because I don't drink with Nazis.) Each newsletter contains a piece of human-made art (by me, I'm the human) and a piece of human-made prose (again, me). You can subscribe here: buttondown.com/monteiro

me rn

brad pitt on armchair expert is just like the perfect example of new media redemption tours for abusive men i’m throwing up in my mouth a little bit

“The web platform makes no demands because it offers nothing beyond the opportunity to do good work. Certainly it offers no attention — that, you have to find on your own. Here is your printing press.” [robinsloan.com]

New week, new speaker revealed for #btconf Berlin. More than stocked to welcome @sachajudd.com at our 2025 edition. Want to know who Sacha is, then check her details here: beyondtellerrand.com/events/berli...

The Classic Web account on Bluesky is currently going through kottke.org’s blogroll list from 2004 and displaying screenshots of those sites as they appeared then. Look at all those varied designs! [bsky.app]

In case anyone wants to know whether this place has juice I got the answer because Jesus Jones replied and told me what song it was

I'm in the BBC! Talking about IMPORTANT INTERNET HISTORY! If you want more of this kind of thing, please stay tuned for my book's preorder link coming later this year.... www.bbc.com/future/artic...

LONGEVITY BARN

so excited to be heading back to berlin! if you’re in that part of the world, this is such a wonderful conference. get your tickets!

The antidote to doom scrolling is excellent public science conversations and Kim Hill. Get your tix.

oh my god

"Just for one song, the high walls of the West End come down, and everyone is invited." newsletter.sachajudd.com/archive/well...

There is another dimension to this truth. Ask yourself a question, does this technology lead to centralization and power for a few companies, or does it lead to agency for everyone to exit and/or control their experience? AT Protocol is a template for technology that maximizes user agency.

If you read today's newsletter, which I think is very good, these will make sense: www.mulebooks.com/store/sea-mo...

“Right-wing conservative values thrive when women are distracted. Obsessing over calories. Shrinking our bodies. Policing our hunger. Believing our worth is measured in discipline, control, and how little space we take up.” spitfirenews.com/p/skinnytok-...

Mōrena Aotearoa NZ Mānawatia a Matariki #Matariki (Pleiades | Subaru) above That Wānaka Tree #NZ #Māori #Holiday #NewYear #Nikon #Photography

"Just for one song, the high walls of the West End come down, and everyone is invited." newsletter.sachajudd.com/archive/well...

A system already exists to over-confidently state incorrect facts to women, thanks, we don’t need another one

i still describe my various techniques as unstoppable

Counterpoint: Women are ahead of the curve on knowing AI is bullshit. www.ft.com/content/7f0f...

Humming, "these are the days of miracle and wonder", despite everything.

This is amazing!!!! @aendra.com is proof that we can change how the attention economy works

adam and i have been talking about this for years - to see it come to fruition is so jaw dropping. unreal work, forgotten imp. youtu.be/XEf_9evSux8?...

the beacons are lit

poor supermarket

Dr. Frankenstein regrets his monster.

well they seem to have solved that breaking through your phone on silent for an emergency alert (yikes!)

extremely on-fire. hope everyone is ok