On Digital Gardens, Blogs, Personal Spaces, and the Future
Digital gardens have largely been understood as websites that allow users to explore and publish thoughts in more fluid and unpolished ways. The term “digital garden” is not new. It’s been shaped by almost two decades of pondering, from early tinkerings in Mark Bernstein’s 1998 essay “Hypertext Gardens” to Mike Caulfield’s 2015 talk “The Garden and... See more
On Digital Gardens: Tending to Our Collective Multiplicity
I was walking the dog this morning and I was reflecting on how the things we build on the digital world seem to mirror what we build on the physical one. Big social media platforms are the metropolis: dense, busy, chaotic. They’re the place that never sleeps and there’s always something new going on. Something new to see, something new to do. You’l... See more
Manu – I write
A garden is usually a place where things grow.
Gardens can be very personal and full of whimsy or a garden can be a source of food and substance.
We gather and work together in community gardens to share the labor as well as the rewards of a collective effort.
It's a comparison that you can take very far. From "planting seeds" and "pulling weeds" to t... See more
Gardens can be very personal and full of whimsy or a garden can be a source of food and substance.
We gather and work together in community gardens to share the labor as well as the rewards of a collective effort.
It's a comparison that you can take very far. From "planting seeds" and "pulling weeds" to t... See more