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vmkirin.bsky.social
I like to challenge the status quo. | Founder of @asteriskdao.bsky.social and @anodynemag.bsky.social | Anthropologist and Author of STORIES OF ELDERS (Stories of Tech)
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Finally got the record player going. Yes I’m a nerd — you hadn’t noticed yet? #thematrix

My latest think piece goes after #Web3 #crypto bros who are celebrating their wallets without checking their ethics. Do you agree? www.maddyness.com/uk/2025/04/1...

The @americorps.bsky.social were responsible for the bulk of cleanup and rebuild after Katrina. I was one of them. Not to mention the mountain I built a fire break on was the only one safe in the San Bernardino fires. This is awful for the USA. nypost.com/2025/04/15/u...

I study #paradigmshifts and #AI is definitely one. Here are my thoughts on how AI and the #blockchain will mesh in the coming years. open.spotify.com/episode/6MMl...

“ I’m sort of famous for almost being famous.” — Keeley Jones, The Independent Woman #tedlasso @businessinsider.com

We moved abroad in under a month, leaving little time to prepare for language and culture gaps. Antics ensued. Check out my latest article in @businessinsider.com for the adventure. www.businessinsider.com/we-moved-fro...

If 23andWE (now called DNA DAO) can finance the purchase of the now bankrupt #23andMe assets, it will be a paradigm-changing move toward decentralization and #DeSci. Rooting for you guys! monadicdna.com/23andwedao

Hey @skylight.social when will the app be available abroad? I’m in Germany and am enthusiastically waiting. 😊

I always love seeing a fellow #anthropologist using the expertise outside of academia. This is a really cool use case. @adlaviana.bsky.social agencia.fapesp.br/anthropology...

I'm not sure this author understands #crypto. Venmo exists because it is so hard to move money bank to bank in the United States. To pay vendors with crypto, however, would be a sensical solution. www.businessinsider.com/mastercard-b...

It took me years to figure this out. I hope this article makes it faster for you. These are the five freedoms of #entrepreneurship and a suite of tools to work your way there. scalinglab.substack.com/p/issue-082-...

Just said this to someone noticing they wanted to be better in a particular way and felt bad they hadn’t been: You are having this realization right now because of the person you just grew into. 💖

Read my speculative #flashfiction piece “Elephantalism” at the #Berlin Shut Up & Write 10th Anniversary event last night (did you know ours is the largest chapter in the world!?). Read the piece here: bluepepper.blogspot.com/2021/04/new-...

Ash and his poke ball. #cat

Did you know that Canada has the Rocky Mountains, gorgeous untouched forests, oceans, and glaciers? You don’t need to visit the USA this year to get your dose of natural majesty. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/t...

This is my beautiful #socialjustice #litmag. I think it’s wonderful and I hope you do too. We publish FLINTA* creatives only to advocate for health equity worldwide. Nobody can silence us. Will you help new folks find us? #writingcommunity

"When political leaders set a negative example, professional commitment to just practice becomes more important." — On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social

We wish you a happy weekend.

Read “Ovum” by our Vol. 5 featured writer, Rose Cobb. ✍️ Full poem on our Substack: anodynemag.substack.com/p/ovum-by-ro... #writingcommunity #flinta

He’s never seen a washing machine before 🥺👉🏻👈🏻 #cat @skylight.social

Y’all are about to get a whole lot of #cat content. Welcome to the family, Ash. 💜 🐱

On a panel today discussing privacy in #crypto at #evewealthsummit. Of course plugging @asteriskdao.bsky.social and how we’re securing women’s health data at scale.

Speeching it up at #EveWealthSummit. You can find the full transcript here: open.substack.com/pub/asterisk...

No one told me my seat came with a cubby. I’m inordinately excited for this flight. LA, here I come! #travel @britishairways.bsky.social

You know you don’t have to accept ads, right? I immediately bounce from a website when that first pop up hits. Fuck no. Get out of my head and stop grasping for my wallet. Just share information kindly. Takes more work but I’ll be dammed if I share a ad-ful webpage.

Embrace community for International Women's Day with Anodyne's FLINTA* voices 📢 Vol. 5 releases Sat. March 15th. Join us for the Vol. 5 Launch Live Reading featuring contributors Mon. Mar. 17th at 18:00 CET/12:00 EST. Get your spot: anodynemag.com/events/ #internationalwomensday #writingcommunity

My #litmag put together a list of other magazines exclusively publishing #queer work. I’m hecking proud of it. #writingcommunity

Catholics: homosexuality isn’t natural. Sex is only for procreation between a man and a woman. Nature: Bonobos would like to have a word. 🐾

The way Zelenskyy was treated was very familiar to me. I grew up on the receiving end. The belittling and yelling will feel familiar to those who voted for this regime, too — in a positive way. It’s why I recognized it coming over a decade ago. How do I use this “insider” view to help??? #writing

Is your desk clean? Just curious. #neurodivergent #work open.substack.com/pub/scalingl...

Scrolling for the golden prompt?🤳 If you enjoyed this generative exercise, check out Anodyne’s March 8th workshop with Megan Wildhood and learn to say NO to people-pleasing in your work! Sign up for the workshop: anodynemag.com/events/ #writingcommunity #writingworkshop

My essay “What I Learned From Telling Men When I Menstruate” just came out. Would you do the same? What do you think would happen? #essay #writingcommunity www.blanketgravitymag.com/whatilearned

Do people like reading #dystopian #feminist #fiction right now? Or is it too “real”? Cause my short story that won second place last year is finally out. 😳 veronicakirin.com/wp-content/u...

NGL it’s some kind of irony that my feminist move to keep my last name in marriage might preserve my right to vote in the #USA.

This is a place for reading. #cozy

I know everyone things their baby is the cutest but seriously my #litmag is friggen adorbs! 😍

My startup is saying no to excluding women from research.

Reading more of his book, I wonder if @gregmepstein.bsky.social ever saw the documentary “One.” A family friend was involved. It sticks with me even to this day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One:_Th...

It's rare that we have IRL events in #Berlin. Please join us tomorrow at Cafe Babette (part of KINDL Museum) for a deeper look at @anodynemag.bsky.social and the work we do for FLINTA* health. anodynemag.com/event/info-o...