Tag: #Import 2024-09-24 14:50
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How to make friends in August
I woke up this morning feeling a bit blue and decided to write a quick article about the beauty of the phrase “Hello world.” It was going to be a piece about the death of innocence on the internet and generally revolve around the theme of the death of society and happiness. In my conviction…
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The state of Speculative Supply
In 2016, I embarked on a project called Speculative Supply that was meant to be a go-to source for tools built on speculation. This was fueled by my final project at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design which was intended to be an educational tool with speculation as the core mechanic. Things have slowed down…
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Unlearning is the next step after your university degree
To this day, millions of students still walk into a university with the hope that their degree will not only get them a job, but will prepare them sufficiently for it. The common realizations post-graduation tend to be: Finding jobs that are up to your qualifications is incredibly hard Once you’ve gotten a job, even…
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The Canadian entrepreneurial hustle
Sitting in the StartUp Canada Awards #StartupCanAwards event in Montreal, it’s hard not to feel proud of the cold, northern country that could. The pride isn’t necessarily directed at the actual achievements, but rather at the way those achievements are celebrated. Whether or not the victories are objectively big or small, the event is carried…
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How optimizing for every single thing can lead to ultimate sadness
The incessant need to find the best How optimizing for every single thing can lead to ultimate sadness There’s a phenomenon that is likely only found in the first world. I’m not sure if any psychologists, linguists, or anthropologists have coined a term for this behaviour, but it has four essential components: A desire to…