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Here for the Wrong Reasons — Are.na
We are forced to pick a singular lane and consistently craft our personal brand, package ourselves into a product and appease the repetitive, insatiable appetite of the algorithm. If we do this successfully, we can grow our audience and reap the rewards of financial and social capital.
This is the winning strategy for competing in today’s Olympic ga... See more
This is the winning strategy for competing in today’s Olympic ga... See more
Nick Susi • The Multitudes of Self
Then I started thinking about all the other important “nodal points'' (I don’t know what else to call this) of people, places, books, albums, websites, etc. that all played a part in shaping who I am as a person and what I think is important. These points are a combination of seeking things out myself and getting a recommendation that felt like it ... See more
On Motivation | Are.na Editorial
Are.na co founder https://www.are.na/charles-broskoski talked about the spectrum of productivity and expression at his SPC demo night talk - I think many tools fit quite neatly along the line. But why does it have to be a spectrum with the two at opposite poles?
- "To exist on platforms is to be subject to this kind of continual identity reconstitution, to fluidity. Self-branding attempts to hide this inevitability by claiming agency over it, as though by choosing to turn our identity into capital, it becomes a free choice. Self-obfuscation, on the other hand, effectively embraces it through a kind of acce... See more