We coined a new term on the Oxide and Friends podcast last month (primary credit to Adam Leventhal) covering the sense of psychological ennui leading into existential dread that many …
Introducing The Psyche Network
Opinion | A Breath of Fresh Air With Brian Eno
The musician and record producer Brian Eno delves into his experiments with ambient music, his thoughts on generative A.I. and his deep gratitude for the uniqueness of human life.
Talking in a room with no name. - We Can Just Do Things
"Bluesky" can mean at least four different things depending on the context. What do we mean exactly?
A Philosopher’s One-Word Theory to Explain Why the World Feels So Weird
Once you learn what the "uni-context" is, you won't stop seeing it everywhere
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A revolution in our sense of self | Nick Chater
Psychologists have tried to plumb the depths of human motivation to make sense of our behaviour. But our inner mental world is a fiction, sustained by constant improvisation
Studying the "atmosphere" of Bluesky: Proposing a New Research Field Called Network Perception in ATmosphere - Nightflight
Introduction: Is Social Media Just Digital Grooming? How do you use social media in your daily life? Liking your friends' posts, sharing funny videos, twee…
Andy Matuschak on Twitter / X
We might become grey goo, but before that, what about our spirits? "The world it envisions for all of us is small, flat, grey, leveled of all exception… a world without heroes or glory… without myths, without men who rise above the rest…"That quote is from a Marco Rubio…— Andy Matuschak (@andy_matuschak) September 9, 2026
What is Bluesky when it’s not the underdog? | TechCrunch
Bluesky is having a moment — a moment that’s already stretched on for nearly three months. Over the summer, the social media app saw a wave of new
Michel Bauwens on Twitter / X
This is the deeper motivation that inspires Caitlin's work:< " It is possible for the human organism to liberate itself from its habituated creation of the ego through the process commonly referred to as spiritual enlightenment. It is also possible for humanity as a species to… https://t.co/smsjPAnNFr— Michel Bauwens (@mbauwens) June 18, 2026
Explore the ATmosphere — internect.info
Find technical information about a Bluesky account from its handle or DID.
I think it’s time to elevate the Atmosphere branding as ‘your everything-account for the Internet’. Bluesky is not “the last social identity you’ll ever have to create”, your Atmosphere identity is. Bluesky = one of many Google apps Atmosphere = your Google account
bryan newbold
my initial though is that if we expand the PDS account manager and have most major account actions take place there, it could help. eg, similar to how youtube would probably direct you to google accounts for full account deletion, and then it is clear that impact goes beyond youtube
"nihiliberalism" - feels like a useful new concept "nihilist neoliberalism, ... or nihiliberalism... intensifies the dynamic of endless growth while doubling down on hierarchies of oppression that enable it" From "AI, Decomputing and the Interregnum" by @danmcquillan.bsky.social
AI, Decomputing and the Interregnum
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