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Daojoan

@Daojoan@mastodon.social

The DAO Joan Index 🍕 tech + humans + economics. Founder @ Idle Ventures.

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Daojoan, to random
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No algorithm can replace human wisdom and analysis.

But no algorithm will need to if we have already abandoned — wholesale — a millennium of critical reading and thinking skills.

https://joanwestenberg.medium.com/the-death-of-critical-thinking-will-kill-us-long-before-ai-781fdd23cc7c

leonardodagama, (edited )
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"We are at the point now where 90% of Facebook is some digital creator, snake oil salesman, A.I. peddler, wannabe celeb, religious group, or general charlatan trying to con money from the simple-minded. It's self defeating. Eventually, they will all be conning each other, as us sensible people will have left them to it."

Daojoan, to random
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When tech companies say “democratise” they always, always mean “homogenise”

droidboy,
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@Daojoan That word is a marker for bullshit.

pfr, to random

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/the-internet-is-making-us-smaller

Spot on @Daojoan

Daojoan, to random
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Creators who are burned out by renting space on someone else’s platform and playing the Shopping Channel game, squeezing dollars out of sponsored promotions, eventually shift toward a direct funding patronage model.

Of course we do. It's the only model that respects our creativity and still makes commercial sense.

Or...does it?

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/the-creator-economy-cant-rely-on-patreon

lawik,
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@Daojoan I think 1000 true fans used to be more true as things were less crowded. And it is kind of useful as an idea but I think your suggestion of a varied set of incomes is much more realistic.

Also I reckon there is a mash-up joke of no true scotsman and 1000 true fans but I can't be bothered to land it.

Appreciated the read.

theindex, to random
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🇸🇩 The UN warns of a catastrophic situation in Sudan's el-Fasher as violence escalates, with 1.8 million civilians at risk of famine. Despite urgent appeals, humanitarian aid remains critically underfunded, with only 12% of the $2.7bn needed raised so far.

theindex, to random
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🇫🇷 A man set fire to a synagogue in Rouen, France, causing significant damage. Police shot and killed the assailant, a 24-year-old Algerian man, as he attacked officers. French authorities are treating the incident as an antisemitic act.

theindex, to random
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🇺🇦 Ukraine escalates attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, hitting oil facilities and a power station in SW Russia and Crimea with drones, as it struggles to contain Russian advances on the battlefield.

theindex, to random
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🇦🇫 Gunmen killed three Spanish tourists and one Afghan in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, on Friday, injuring seven others. The attack is expected to hinder the Taliban's recent efforts to attract foreign visitors and bolster the country's struggling economy.

theindex, to random
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🇮🇱 Israeli forces recover bodies of 3 hostages taken during Oct. 7 Hamas attack; over 630K flee Rafah amid Israeli offensive; Israel defends actions at UN court as aid trickles in via US-built pier.

theindex, to random
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🇸🇩 Sudan war: Rights groups accuse Rapid Support Forces of war crimes and ethnic cleansing in West Darfur. Over 9 million displaced since April 2023 conflict began.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

theindex, to random
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🇳🇨 New Caledonia unrest: 3 dead, 130+ arrested after France approves voting changes seen as diluting Indigenous Kanak vote. Riots, looting, and shooting amid worst violence since 1980s. Curfew imposed, airport closed.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Daojoan, to random
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I think we need to be a lot more optimistic.

Stop looking for the drama and the doom and the gloom, and start focusing on the positive aspects of change, instead of digging our heels in and objecting to the evolution of the Thing ™️

Has music changed? Yes.

Has filmmaking changed? Yes.

That doesn’t mean we need to dramatically eulogise them.

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/everything-is-always-dead

tuban_muzuru,
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@Daojoan

Nostalgia is a trap.

"..The knowledge imposes a pattern, and falsifies,
For the pattern is new in every moment
And every moment is a new and shocking
Valuation of all we have been. We are only undeceived
Of that which, deceiving, could no longer harm.
n the middle, not only in the middle of the way
But all the way, in a dark wood, in a bramble,
On the edge of a grimpen, where is no secure foothold,"

Want accurate memories? Take better photos.

http://www.davidgorman.com/4quartets/2-coker.htm

theindex, to random
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🇮🇩 At least 41 killed, 17 missing after flash floods and "cold lava" from Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano swept through villages in Sumatra, damaging over 100 homes and properties.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

theindex, to random
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🇦🇺 Australian judge ends order requiring X to block video of stabbing, which Musk criticized as government overreach. eSafety commissioner's case against X for not removing video continues.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

theindex, to random
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🇷🇺 Putin replaces long-time Defense Minister Shoigu amid Cabinet shakeup as he begins 5th term, while Russian forces intensify attacks in Ukraine's northeast, causing civilian evacuations and a deadly apartment building collapse in Belgorod.

theindex, to random
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🇪🇸 In a historic shift, Spain's Socialist party wins the Catalan regional election, potentially ending over a decade of pro-independence rule. However, they fell short of a majority and face challenging coalition talks amid controversy over PM Sanchez's amnesty for separatists.

theindex, to random
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🇦🇫 Flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed over 300 people in Afghanistan's Baghlan province and displaced thousands, with the death toll expected to rise. The floods have destroyed homes and infrastructure in multiple provinces, compounding the country's ongoing crises.

ovidem, to SmallWeb
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This post by @Daojoan is spot on, and the reason I decide to (re)launch @indieaisle. I would add that you should use tools, resources, and other people to help develop your site. Work with a designer, a developer, a template, a system. BUT understand how it all works together and how you can make changes if you need to.

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/the-creator-economy-trap-why-building-on-someone-elses-platform-is-a-dead-end

skinnylatte, to random
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if you're a big tech co and you have a conferencing app, and you don't eventually have two and name them Big Tech Chat App (new) and Big Tech Chat App (classic), are you really a big tech co

Daojoan, to random
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We like to think we’re free.

Don’t we?

Free to choose our path, pursue our dreams, and be who we want to be.

But for most of us, that freedom is an illusion.

We’re so tied up in the shit that we don’t want to do, the shit we trapped ourselves into, that our freedom is long gone.

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/audit-your-obligations

coreysnipes,
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@Daojoan

👇 1000% this 👇

"But every time we say yes to something we don’t want or need to do, we’re saying no to something else."

"We're saying no to time for ourselves, no to our true passions, no to our kids, no to our partners, no to space to breathe and just be."

Daojoan, to random
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I’ve been thinking a lot about Metrics I Control.

Here’s today’s

  • 6,000 words published
  • 3 hours of focused time
  • 50 1:1 outreach emails and DMs sent

As long as I’m moving the needle on the metrics I can independently control, I’m doing ok.

mcdy,
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@Daojoan Input metrics, ftw!

martin_piper, to commodore64
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In this episode of retro games memories, I look at Parallax Scrolling used in several games, the techniques used, and where they are used.
https://youtu.be/aK630qKQMRg

Daojoan, to random
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Some — most notably those who profit from the shift — argue this transition is creating a new level of freedom, flexibility and sustainability.

But the truth is, we’re losing the economic mobility and stability ownership traditionally provided.

And that's not a good thing.

https://joanwestenberg.medium.com/ownership-is-dead-the-access-economy-has-arrived-6f4982d16d2f

Av8rdan,
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@Daojoan Joan your content is amazing and so spot on.

If you are looking for an intelligent voice about our crazy world, follow @Daojoan she delivers the goods.

Here’s a good taste of her work:

https://joanwestenberg.medium.com/ownership-is-dead-the-access-economy-has-arrived-6f4982d16d2f

Daojoan, to random
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"it's important to recognize" = this post was written by chatGPT

ianRobinson,
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@aburtch @Daojoan Or it starts with a sentence like “In today’s digital world…" or, more generally, “In the <something> of <some other thing>…

Is a dead giveaway.

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It’s almost as if opening up the iPhone encourages innovation, which benefits users over the long term. Who knew???
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