Acne, depression, ibs, chronic disease, other illness or life situations: Whatever it is you're going through, please try to remember the find the silver lining. I've been through it all- as horrible as it can be, it shaped me into who I am today. And for that, I am grateful.
What do you think? Would reducing beauty competition through AI companions liberate us or reveal that our relationship with attractiveness goes much deeper?
Two of my male friends reached out today (separately) about AI girlfriends. One showed me a photo of himself next to his “AI girlfriend,” another sent a video of a hyper-realistic AI robot from a conference saying he might get one. It got me thinking… (1/12)
It’s not just about AI companions it’s about what makes us fundamentally human. Are we ready to find out what happens when (or if) one of our oldest evolutionary pressures disappears, and will that be helpful or harmful for our self esteem? (12/12)
And yes, my little beanie knitted 42 socks during the time it took me to write this post.
Would you let a bean keep you off your phone?
@hankgreen@honeybgames
A YouTuber’s “kidney bean app” just outranked ChatGPT, TikTok, and Instagram on the App Store.
And it’s not a joke — it’s Hank Green’s Focus Friend. 🫘
How did a bean beat billion-dollar tech giants? Story + trust + timing.
@hankgreen@honeybgames
The lesson:
Consumers don’t just buy tools.
They buy trust.
They buy stories.
They buy into people they believe in.
And sometimes… they buy into a bean. 🫘