What This Is About Ever wonder why some relationships feel good and others feel terrible? Or why the same person can be great in one place but awful in another? This guide helps you figure out what's going on. The Three Types of Relationships Think of relationships like a traffic light with three colors: Red … Continue reading A Simple Guide to Relationship Zones
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Bartle Taxonomy of Player Types
I came across this idea in this Tweet: https://x.com/coloradotravis/status/1703962045279093171?s=20 I think it is applicable to any community. Any community is going to have people that are: Achievers: People that like accomplishing things (~10%) Explorers: People that like to learn things or have new experiences (~10%) Killers: People that want to compete and win against other … Continue reading Bartle Taxonomy of Player Types
Parking Lots & Cultural Stans
"The twin gods of Smooth Traffic and Ample Parking have turned our downtowns into places that are easy to get to, but not worth arriving at.” The quote is from urban designer Jeff Speck. It’s hard to think of a pithier one to describe the parking pandemic blighting America’s city centers — except perhaps the … Continue reading Parking Lots & Cultural Stans
Those That Leave Arizona
"Arizona Department of Corrections Director David Shinn said Arizona communities would “collapse” without cheap prison labor, during testimony before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee Thursday."-Jimmy Jenkins, "Arizona communities would 'collapse' without cheap prison labor, Corrections director says." azcentral.com. July 14, 2022 Reminds me of Ursula K. Le Guin's story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas. Let's … Continue reading Those That Leave Arizona
The Corruption of Apology
"True apologies are precious. They’re a secular process of remediation, drawing on moral intuitions shared by many religious traditions. They encourage membership in one’s moral community because they are fundamentally relational: They heal the bond between wrongdoer and wronged. By temporarily humbling the perpetrator and vindicating the victim, they pave the way for both sides to make up. Apologies … Continue reading The Corruption of Apology
Making Friends [on the Internet]
Summarized: "[1.] follow people you resonate with. [2.] engage with bigger accounts, support smaller accounts. [3.] ask questions, offer suggestions, share learnings. [4.] pay attention to who keeps popping up. [5.] use the algorithms to your advantage. [6.] attend virtual events. participate! [7.] attend offline events! Be adventerous.[8.] send that dm / email / offer to … Continue reading Making Friends [on the Internet]
Vitalik Buterin on Rebellion as an Organizing Principle
How NFTs Create Value
"[Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs)] enable new markets by allowing people to create and build upon new forms of ownership. These projects succeed by leveraging a core dynamic of crypto: A token’s worth comes from users’ shared agreement — and this means that the community one builds around NFTs quite literally creates those NFTs’ underlying value. And … Continue reading How NFTs Create Value
The Challenge of the 20%
"One fifth of people are against everything all the time."-Robert Kennedy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4NkkAQllfo I was reading somewhere that communities evolve away from reason to affirmation. In the initial stages of community formation, there are many elements that serve as a kernel that the community can form around. Sometimes it is an idea. Sometimes it is a … Continue reading The Challenge of the 20%
The Star Chamber, Cancel Culture and Living for the Bench
"By all accounts intense and single-minded, Dr. Kariko lives for “the bench” — the spot in the lab where she works. She cares little for fame. “The bench is there, the science is good,” she shrugged in a recent interview. “Who cares?” ......Dr. Kariko’s struggles to stay afloat in academia have a familiar ring to … Continue reading The Star Chamber, Cancel Culture and Living for the Bench
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