cloudcat // I wrote a book: https://t.co/IvRKyYLHoq
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Mar 26 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
I wrote a new book! It's called ANTIMEMETICS: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading, and it's about ideas that don't want to be shared or remembered, despite their importance.
Now available for pre-order: darkforest.metalabel.com/antimemetics
I wrote Antimemetics for the group chat era. Virality no longer fully explains what we share (or don't) online, as more people save their best takes for group chats and DMs.
Our online lives aren't just dominated by memes anymore, but a parallel, shadow ecosystem of antimemes.
May 16, 2021 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
I've been upset about what happened to Antonio and struggling to find a productive way to express why. Here's my best attempt:
I enjoy writing, and my work has gone through phases of more and less weird. When I publish, I don't usually think "this is gonna be amazing." I think "ohgod, everyone's gonna hate this." Publishing is scary, even moreso when you experiment with a style, identity, or posture.
May 16, 2018 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
It's happening again! I'm giving out three $1,000 grants for whatever you want: heliumgrant.org. A few notes:
1) Last year, I felt pressure to turn this into a bigger program, and while flattering, it was actually kind of stressful to consider. After thinking about it, I realized that I get the most pleasure out of this as a simple, personal side project.
