Henry F. Potter had control, wealth and influence over his community. He dominated markets, shaped societal norms, and accumulated vast resources, even at the expense of broader social equity and well-being.
A role model for some.

And make this mandatory for the Chrome team.

Weird scenes from inside the LLM. Eugene Wigner works as a bookkeeper, George Gamow inspects trade invoices, Jean Tatlock sketches textile designs, and Lynn Margulis delivers parcels on a motorbike in front of Jam Gadang clock tower.

Libraries provide subscriptions to premium software, data analytics tools, and specialized platforms, with costs distributed across the cooperative. Members gain access to resources that might be prohibitively expensive alone, leveling the playing field for smaller contractors

The goal of freelancing is to enhance collective well-being while preserving the autonomy and entrepreneurial spirit that defines independent work.

Freelancing can be lonely at times but it's more satisfying than the lives of PhD students doing boomers' busywork. bsky.app/profile/docs...

AI told me independent contractors can build trust through shared norms, apprenticeship, skill recognition and localized decision-making. It said we can forge new digital commons that enable to us to thrive and evolve into cohesive, flexible, and forward-thinking professional communities.

We are already drowning in AI mimicry that's supposed to replace jobs with the ironic title "creative".

How ChatGPT pictures economics.

Another view of office life.

Meanwhile, back at the office.

DALL-E's vision of the life we hope to avoid.

DALL-E now draws docs2info in a city

This is how DALL-E pictures docs2info

I am trying to create a picture of myself with ChatGPT. This is the best it can do.
"Tall thin shy average looking young man."
It doesn't seem to have pictures of people who aren't good looking enough to appear on TV.

VCs invest in the opposite of what I want to work on. menlovc.com/2024-the-sta...
This figure shows the current directions of scale, hype and dependence on large investors.
What is the opposite of these directions? Which parts that opposite world have profitable opportunities in 2025?

I think that's the main reason software is so expensive and unreliable. It's mostly people following instructions.
That worked well enough for machines.