Bas Wallet
baswallet.bsky.social
Bas Wallet
@baswallet.bsky.social
Philosophy, UX, insanity
Technovangelists spread worries that the government should not worry about what happens in Silicon Valley. Washington shouldn’t have the audacity to influence what social media can’t show.

However, are governments the ones who take away freedom, or does big tech want to be the arbiter of the world?
How Zuckerberg, Musk, and the technobility became the Police Order
French Philosophy predicted how Silicon Valley would police society
medium.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
My feel-good text of the summer 🏖️

Happy holiday everyone 🌞

medium.com/p/14d5180800d7
It’s not you: your UX design job is frustrating and unfulfilling
Marx’s concept of alienation applied to today’s design industry
medium.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The calm summer months are a nice period to rewrite some of my old linguistic farts. Here’s my first verbose descriptive restoration.
What Silicon Valley and Europe often miss about global users when designing apps
How do cultures influence User Experience design?
baswallet.substack.com
July 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"The results clearly indicate that rats prefer Beethoven’s “Fur Elise” over Miles Davis’ “Four”"

-> No shocker, I've never met a rat with refined taste
Music-induced Context Preference Following Cocaine Conditioning in Rats
Traditional models of drug-seeking behavior have shown that exposure to associated environmental cues can trigger relapse. These learned associations take place during repeated drug administration, re...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM