It's just not an Ink & Switch essay without a few historical plates...
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Not just for aesthetic, I think—scholarship of the past is something missing in a lot of tech discourse, but independent researchers and tools-for-thought folks are trying to change that.
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Great question! I think we need more places for this.
has a Discord + workshop series but it’s invitation-only for practicing researchers.
Community-building is one goal with the guests we have on the podcast (museapp.com/podcast)
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’s Patreon comments are another spot for discussion, but of course you need to be a supporter.
Other than that, just following folks on Twitter e.g.
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I’d really like to figure this out. A few folks have tried to start forums, Slacks, etc. The problem keeps being that there are a lot more casually interested people than serious inventors, so signal:noise tanks, and then serious people bail. Need some middle ground…
I've been working with bunch of Hollywood creators lately and they seem to solve this by layers of increasingly secretive invite-only forums. A first layer might have 1000+ users, a second layer might have 100-200 and a third layer might only be a few handfuls.
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I supposed academia does something like this with open conferences vs invited workshops / seminars. Hm hm.
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i think theres also an issue here with having skin in the game. talk is easy! the ink & switch discord is great because everybody has made something. so maybe a community based around accountability + collaboration would help. i like 's approach with tiny factories
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