Ben Mason
@benny008.bsky.social
Digital content, comms and extended reality with The Tom Sawyer Effect
This is extraordinary. And presumably is just the start of a longing for the pre-internet era, that we were fortunate enough to experience
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study finds
Half of 16- to 21-year-olds support ‘digital curfew’ and nearly 70% feel worse after using social media
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This is extraordinary. And presumably is just the start of a longing for the pre-internet era, that we were fortunate enough to experience
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Missed this last year but there is nothing I don't love about Grand Theft Hamlet
Taking Shakespeare places he could never have imagined, but you can imagine him loving I think
www.imdb.com/video/vi3184...
Taking Shakespeare places he could never have imagined, but you can imagine him loving I think
www.imdb.com/video/vi3184...
▶️ Grand Theft Hamlet - Official Trailer
Watch Trailer | 1:38
www.imdb.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Missed this last year but there is nothing I don't love about Grand Theft Hamlet
Taking Shakespeare places he could never have imagined, but you can imagine him loving I think
www.imdb.com/video/vi3184...
Taking Shakespeare places he could never have imagined, but you can imagine him loving I think
www.imdb.com/video/vi3184...
You're supposed to feel like throwing your hands in the air and jiggling them about in an entirely natural way 🖖🖖
This is Meta’s brand new ad for Horizon Worlds. Not sure how I’m supposed to feel about it.
February 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
You're supposed to feel like throwing your hands in the air and jiggling them about in an entirely natural way 🖖🖖
London-based and into immersive theatre / the extraordinary?
Go to You Me & the Bum Bum train. When I say 'go', I mean 'go volunteer' because actual tickets are like hen's teeth but volunteering is almost as good and so incredibly life affirming
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j...
Go to You Me & the Bum Bum train. When I say 'go', I mean 'go volunteer' because actual tickets are like hen's teeth but volunteering is almost as good and so incredibly life affirming
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j...
You Me Bum Bum Train: ‘There have been weddings, children and lifelong friendships made through this show’
Tickets for the secretive interactive theatre company’s last show are almost impossible to score, though if you get one there’s a chance you might be changed for ever. But what exactly is it? The crea...
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
London-based and into immersive theatre / the extraordinary?
Go to You Me & the Bum Bum train. When I say 'go', I mean 'go volunteer' because actual tickets are like hen's teeth but volunteering is almost as good and so incredibly life affirming
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j...
Go to You Me & the Bum Bum train. When I say 'go', I mean 'go volunteer' because actual tickets are like hen's teeth but volunteering is almost as good and so incredibly life affirming
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j...
This incredible chart from the @economist.com shows how everything that has ever existed (that we are able to track & understand at least) lines up, and what this could mean for how reality works www.economist.com/interactive/...
The chart of everything
This chart shows every object that has ever existed, and raises a question: is the universe a black hole?
www.economist.com
December 31, 2024 at 12:13 PM
This incredible chart from the @economist.com shows how everything that has ever existed (that we are able to track & understand at least) lines up, and what this could mean for how reality works www.economist.com/interactive/...
Again, this is not a new essay from Anthropic’s Dario Amodei on the potential pitfalls and wonders of AI, but is highly enlightening so worth resurfacing
pocket.co/share/14e789...
pocket.co/share/14e789...
Dario Amodei — Machines of Loving Grace
I think and talk a lot about the risks of powerful AI. The company I’m the CEO of, Anthropic, does a lot of research on how to reduce these risks. Because of this, people sometimes draw the conclusion...
pocket.co
November 25, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Again, this is not a new essay from Anthropic’s Dario Amodei on the potential pitfalls and wonders of AI, but is highly enlightening so worth resurfacing
pocket.co/share/14e789...
pocket.co/share/14e789...
This is pretty interesting read on Twitter & Musk x Trump back in September 2021 following his removal from the platform.
Little did they (we) know…
👀
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Little did they (we) know…
👀
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
How @realDonaldTrump Changed Politics — and America
With Twitter, the president turned a barrage of gadfly attacks into the voice of American power. His legacy as a tweeter will long outlast his account.
www.politico.com
November 13, 2024 at 9:23 PM
This is pretty interesting read on Twitter & Musk x Trump back in September 2021 following his removal from the platform.
Little did they (we) know…
👀
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Little did they (we) know…
👀
www.politico.com/news/magazin...