Tag: Silicon Valley

Their Product? | Who owns the Internet?

On By Alex V. WeirIn Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogLeave a comment

The internet is not a trendy cafe and you are not the Grand Barista. 

Technology is a cumulative collaborative process. Ideas form all round the world, needs arise, and information converges – pens are made with ball points! And internets!

So at the end of this millenia long cycle whose product is it? Sundar’s, Dorsey’s? Is it a product at all?

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Fractal Briefs | Patreon and The New York Times

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In an interview with The New York Times, Patreon’s Jack Conte and Jacqueline Hart addressed the fallout from their removal of political commentator Sargon of Akkad.

A fallout that took with it the likes of Sam Harris and a sizeable chunk of patrons. A fallout that affected not only political types but the average Patreon creator.

Patrons often support more than one creator. So if an unsavory move like the removal of Karl Benjamin (Sargon of Akkad) prompts patrons to exit there is a ripple effect that damages the livelihoods of many creators.

In this Fractal Brief I give a rundown of my impression of the fairness of the ban and why the issues surrounding Patreon are incredibly important.

 

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Fractal Briefs | Silicon Valley is not Intellectual

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Topics

– Technicians are not intellectuals
– Technocrats are not elite (using prebuilt tools isn’t special)
– Using technology to enforce worldviews is douchy
– What is an intellectual
– How credentialism and materialism rot brains and cultures
– You need to repeat good concepts (The Great Conversation)
– Etc.

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Fractal Radio| Episode 24 – GNUsmas!

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Did you ever notice that Samsung backwards is GNUsmas.
For you normies out there GNU = GNU is not Unix. Recursive acronym joy!

Topics

Gnusmas!
Projects and plans
Russia/Trump
Ideological Bubbles
The Word Gay
Silicon Valley Mythology
Vanity Fair uses too much Axe Body Spray

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