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◊ Artist, musician, and dev; onchain since 2013, rides bikes a lot.

[Joelle LB @joelle_lb]

I've been reflecting a lot on how social media affects creativity and how we present ourselves online, often as overly polished versions of who we truly are where there is no room for flaws or vulnerability.

I hated how I fell for the algorithm trap years ago and lost myself trying to satisfy predefined criteria that assigns value and what's worth showing to larger audiences. There is nothing less authentic and appealing to me now.

As someone who has suffered with pretty severe ptsd & adhd symptoms most my life, I really don't have the luxury to wander too far away from the fundamental reason why I make art; which is to regulate my nervous system and maintain inner peace. It makes it kinda hard at times to have long term career goals because I go through long phases where I struggle with being functional and I don't wanna risk letting people down.

I realized recently I had to stop fighting this, accept I have to work much slower than everyone I know and find ways around it so I can enjoy making art without feeling pressured about the outcome because this is when I can tell I'm creating on survival mode and I'm not proud of anything I make.

That's when I started sharing my process and discovered I enjoyed documenting and sharing that a lot more than final pieces. The photos I took for Étude de textures were meant to be an archive of visual references for my fibres & sculptural work or just process documentation. I ended up loving those photos a lot more than some I've captured more intentionally.

I'm still not sure where I'm going with all this, but I really like the idea that the process is the art, so I will be exploring that a lot this year. This collection is the beginning of this transition to a more authentic practice.

3 of those images are waiting to be collected. 🔗👇

[Three.js @threejs]

Procedural generation is the future.

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@ttiimmees @abysms11 Ah yes true wealth

[mrdoob @mrdoob]

I may have overcooked... #threejs #tsl #webgpu

[WG @WGMeets]

If we continue to live by an algorithm, not much that's sustainable will be left behind as our mark in history. Everything will be a fleeting moment attached to an emoji reaction or drama filled posts. Don't confuse community with group chat notifications and daily logins, actually talk to each other and try to leave things better than how you saw it when you came in.
Love what you love.

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@batsoupyum @Minotaur_Man Cath is a good call!

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@SuperRare How would your practice change if you had a serious patron?

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@GuidoDisalle Still holding. For the culture

[Leighton @lay2000lbs]

What is happening with LLMs and social media will eventually happen with money.

A single government directive and your accounts are frozen

This is the bull case for Bitcoin & Ethereum. The market is underpricing sovereignty [disc: I own both]

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@songadaymann Or at the very least a song

[Pixel Symphony @Pixel0Symphony]

Dirk Huizer, Figuras Imposibles. 1982.

Acrylic on canvas.

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@mika_baronn Blessed life 🐕

[Christian Catalini @ccatalini]

The last time someone felt the pain of a central point of failure, we got Bitcoin.

The Fable ban is inspiring someone, somewhere to become the Satoshi of open source AI models, and maybe even decentralized inference.

[olive oil @quirkdup]

we’ll give a fuck about the aliens when rent is $400

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@harshrajat Only agree under the dubious premise that using crypto becomes fully mainstreamed in 2 years.

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@IvyAstrix @ben_issen It's a place where it's common to move there on a dream of a better future and then make a daily habit of literally stepping over your neighbors. It's the nihilism capital of the USA

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@shillypreston Holy shit! That suckkssss

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@Yeen125 @ExistentialEnso If only they had the capacity to understand satire

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@IvyAstrix @ben_issen Honestly who the fuck are these people and what happened to their humanity