An Infinite Game: Interview With Laurel Schwulst

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Any network that facilitates meeting people—people who can change the course of your life in ways that are impactful—is kind of huge. Right now, Are.na and BeReal are the social networks I regularly enjoy. VB: To me, it always boils down to where people are showing up most authentically. I think places can be built in a way that allows people to show up as humans (View Highlight)
LS: I believe alignment is everything. If I can align with a group of people, then we can vibe together and create something that we all feel excited about. Metaphors can be an amazing alignment strategy. Nature metaphors specifically are easy to talk about due to their universality. When paired with technological themes, they naturally lead to discussing ways technology can be more humane. I’ve also noticed I like working “upstream” — to me, good projects are holistic, and it’s exciting to make decisions about projects at a root level, which will then naturally influence every part of it. (View Highlight)
the different aspects of your personality. For example, I was writing in my journal recently and tried talking to my own imaginary personal “navi” — my glowing, guardian fairy over my shoulder, like in the Zelda video game, and it was helpful. (View Highlight)

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Any network that facilitates meeting people—people who can change the course of your life in ways that are impactful—is kind of huge. Right now, Are.na and BeReal are the social networks I regularly enjoy. VB: To me, it always boils down to where people are showing up most authentically. I think places can be built in a way that allows people to show up as humans (View Highlight)
LS: I believe alignment is everything. If I can align with a group of people, then we can vibe together and create something that we all feel excited about. Metaphors can be an amazing alignment strategy. Nature metaphors specifically are easy to talk about due to their universality. When paired with technological themes, they naturally lead to discussing ways technology can be more humane. I’ve also noticed I like working “upstream” — to me, good projects are holistic, and it’s exciting to make decisions about projects at a root level, which will then naturally influence every part of it. (View Highlight)
the different aspects of your personality. For example, I was writing in my journal recently and tried talking to my own imaginary personal “navi” — my glowing, guardian fairy over my shoulder, like in the Zelda video game, and it was helpful. (View Highlight)