You are you; less social, social; quest for longevity
Issue #353
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Hey everyone,
Itās been a few weeks š
Have you all signed up for Bluesky yet? Donāt worry, itās just another identical Twitter thatās launched alongside the other 5 platforms youāve probably created accounts on in the past few months. I for one am pretty gutted about the demise of Twitter, how are you feeling about it?
Because of life being pretty busy at the moment, Iāve unfortunately broken the weekly tradition of this newsletter. As a result, Iām going to try and send the newsletter on weeks where Iāve found good stuff for you to read, rather than trying to force it through the pipe.
See you next time!
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ā¶ You Are You. We Live Here. This is Now
This article is very good, you should read it. They explore how weāre in a throwaway culture, whether itās from the 15 second videos you watch and have no need to remember, to the literal throwaway food containers we order from an app so we donāt have to talk to real humans. Thatās kind of central to the point here, we are so deep into our wish to app-ify everything, that our need for real human connection is falling off a cliff.
ā· Social media is becoming less social
Itās probably on surprise, as Iām sure all of your Twitter feeds arenāt too dissimilar to mine ā AI crap, tech dudes telling you their 10 tips for wealth, or someone trying to sell you their course. Historically (as in, 5 years š), social media wouldāve been a bit more boring. Pictures of dinner, cool videos to check out, or maybe some advice based on actual experience. I suppose this was always going to happen we strived for āengagementā, rather than connection.
āø The quest for longevity is already over
A curveball science article for you to finish this week. Coming from Wired, itās an article about, wellā¦living forever. It looks over the global numbers of people living beyond 100 years old, whether thereās a possibility for people to one day live for hundreds of years (yep), and whether we should be paying attention to healthier lives, rather than trying to live for longer.
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Bonus round
I was a guest on a vid/podcast called Consistent Creators if youād like to have a watch
š§ Listen
Why does one state set the economic rules for everyone?
A little bit of economics for us to listen to this week. Itās from our friends at Freakonomics, and they discuss the bizarre world we live in where the largest companies on the planet, that we interact with every single day (64% of Fortune 500 companies) are registered in the state of Delaware. Itās nuts, and illuminates the loopholes that some companies go through to save a few bucks.
Have a great week,
@disco_lu