july

I have beef with the idea of health trackers. And I’m trying to figure out why that’s the case recently, and I have arrived at a tentative conclusion.

There’s something subversive about health apps, because it kind of tells you how you should live your life. They’re sort of a philosophical undertone about what constitutes a healthy life to begin with. And it’s implicit in the contract of choosing to participate in all of this.

The value proposition is seemingly good initially; this is something that will help you live longer, be more healthy and be more productive and be a better person. Right? And who doesn’t want that?

Yet I think the thing that underlies all that - is an idea of gamification with the intent, that you need to be healthy, in order to be productive. And a sort subtle shaming, quantification of optimization of you at all costs. Reducing who you are into a health game that should be optimized. A slippery slope

And for what?

I miss chatting with @july , I should probably tell him that I love my smartwatch and that I think that gamification is really fine for 'child' brains like mine. You know, whatever works.

creating and destroying; flying cars, roc.camera, july.rocks

most random dm i’ve gotten so far

someone else had the same uber driver as me at ethdenver and found me on farcaster

Just watched The Rehearsal season 2 finale episode and that lived up to the hype omg

you give me a cave, surrounded by the rain.

Gaming

This State of Play was full of nostalgia:
Final Fantasy Tactics
Metal Gear Solid: 3
Silent Hill
Mortal Kombat
M̶a̶r̶v̶e̶l̶ ̶v̶s̶ ̶C̶a̶p̶c̶o̶m̶ Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls

ok banger is such a good hook. 

not to be too nerdy here but crazy how noice is both acquiring users and getting them to adopt new features🔥

waiting for the Farcaster Pro Max to drop before subscribing

Art Hive

by Mike Smith

Also, can someone add me to /art ?

Base

one of my greatest joys is watching people who previously were just buyers or consumers or collectors turn into builders

there is nothing quite like watching someone realize that they can build anything they want to

I've heard that the young lady has a good governance. I'd like to hear more about her for the rest of my life.

If we can meet again many years later, we will be fine.

Thalassindra

@thalassindra