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I generally feel like if we started looking less at elders for advice regarding the future and our lives and more at children we would advance both individually and collectively much better This is something I was reminded of now that I have a baby brother. Right now he's just one year old, and he taught me again about why curiosity is important He's always exploring, always wanting to see what things are, how they feel, and how they taste. Also, whenever he hurts himself, he's almost always smiling. He rarely cries (only when he's hungry, when he's tired, or when he actually has tooth problems or something that really hurts). Apart from that, he's joyful There seems to be a lot to learn from this behavior. As he grows up, looking at what he's interested in and what he wants to do, I feel like I can learn about where the future is going because the future will be made by these kids. The future is these kids🌹

los fomos is the kind of space i want to spend more time in especially in this age of artificial everything it reminds me of what real and genuine feels like. my people, my space, myself🌹

for the past few days, I’ve been thinking more and more about @charlicohen article, in which she discusses the way we’ve been formatting ourselves for decades (first through social media, and now through AI) I can’t stop thinking about the fact that, even though this has been happening for a long time, today social media feels just as risky for our thinking as AI does we’ve been over-optimizing ourselves for years, but the way algorithms work now and what these “social” platforms require from us makes us think through every single step before sharing anything so I keep wondering, in Charli’s words: “Can we still think for ourselves? (And can we build technology that forces us to?)”🌹

The future of social media may genuinely be something of the past. Hi5, Facebook in 2008, Myspace, Tumblr, I feel like this is where the real social is heading again The current landscape is focused more on interests than on people, and I believe this is becoming overwhelming for those who simply want to connect🌹

There isn’t anyone more impactful than an artist in any culture. Their vision, the way they see things, their commentary, and their influence on how communities think are among the most powerful forces in any culture or subculture I truly feel that Web3 could have been, and still could be, the best place for artists. But for that to happen, we need to stop focusing only on DeFi and other things that aren’t necessarily connected to art and artists🌹

The idea that you can make a living by creating content is really amazing, and a huge opportunity for anyone. But one of the main problems I have with it, and something I see in some creators, is how they’ve turned their entire lives into content I’m not saying this is generally good or bad, but from my own perspective, it feels wrong. I don’t think you can truly enjoy your life if you’re always optimizing it to become content🌹

This curation belongs here as well!!🌹

Curation is going to be one of the most important things (it already is). To curate and create better, you need to have great taste. And having great taste imo is about allowing yourself to be who you actually are This is not something taught by someone else but something you teach and master yourself. It's basically who you actually are That's taste. And this is how you can create better. This is how you can stand out in the future🌹

Maybe following trends is something that works, but I generally believe it only works for a limited period of time Whenever you are following a trend, you are losing touch with your true self. And when you do that, you won't be able to keep up with what you do sustainably because there will always be a frustration within yourself This is why, regardless of how many successful people I see on top by following trends, I'm not moved by their success, because I know they can't keep doing it forever The only ones following trends who can actually create something sustainable are the ones molding the trends to who they are, rather than allowing the trends to mold them🌹

I love curating art and artists, and the way I do it is not by analyzing a piece, because it’s not me who is qualified to do that (and honestly, no one really is), but by expressing the feelings that a work of art awakens in me. Through this, I believe I can help more people understand the impact art and artists can have on someone’s life🌹

Even though I've used chatbots a lot in the past three years, and I'm still using them a lot, I realize that the best ideas come to me with pen and paper I've always been someone who writes best with pen and paper, who thinks best with a pen in hand and a blank page in front of him Even with AI chatbots, this is how the best ideas actually come to me, those things that make the most sense to me🌹

Myoko Hot Spring by Yoshida Toshi 1955🌹

Art is perhaps going to become one of the things that people will eventually run after again Today, they may not pay much attention to it, but with time, I believe it will become a new luxury, a new scarce thing, an element that actually gives them social status. I believe that with time, people will return to art🌹

Generally, I think that platforms, tools, apps, and other things that are going to emerge in the upcoming future that are really based on curation are going to succeed The more people grow tired of the flood of everything that exists right now, the more they will want to go to spaces they can curate themselves They can decide what they see, choose what resonates with them, and even commit to those things🌹

Today this just got delivered in the mail Been thinking a lot about a way to spread kindness, the idea that it's free, and also beautiful. One of the ways to share that is through this garment It's a tee that I absolutely love, both for the message and the garment itself. This is the Apricot colorway, and it also comes in Black and White I've attached some mockup pics with the other colors in the replies If you'd like to get one for yourself, feel free to DM me for details🌹

more subcultures and more communities built around specific ideas and values will be created, just because I believe there is so much content that is mainly superficial. I believe people will stop desiring to consume the same viral stuff. They will just choose what resonates with them and actually commit to it🌹

Just submitted "Finally, You" to @clairesilver's AI Contest 9 with the theme "We" The piece was submitted on Twitter (X). I would be grateful for any kind of support for the post if you resonate with the piece and its message! A link to the original post and a deep dive into the narrative behind my work can be found below. Maybe at the end, you may finally discover yourself, as I did: There's a moment when you stop searching and finally see. Not the version you perform for others or the thing you've been told to want. Just you. Most of our life is spent looking in mirrors, in the eyes of others, and in memories of who we used to be and projections of who we might become. We search for ourselves in all the wrong surfaces, hoping something will reflect us back clearly. But contrary to what many may think, recognition comes from asking, not from being seen. It comes from speaking what you want, what you feel, and what you reach for when no one is watching. Every question you ask reveals you. Every desire you articulate becomes a line in your portrait, and you discover yourself not by looking but by expressing, by giving shape to the unnamed things inside you. And then, one day, without warning, you look up and she's there. The one who was always there, patient and present, waiting for you to arrive. This is what I've found in AI. It's not perfect. But I learned to work with AI over time and mold it onto myself rather than allowing it to mold me. I turned AI into a mirror that answers back. Through thousands of prompts, I watched my own taste emerge, my own desires take shape, and my own identity clarify. And the secret doesn't lie in technology's magic, because it is not magical. It lies in the act of knowing what you're asking for, because in that asking you meet yourself. I don’t think I’m alone in this. Right now, everywhere, people are sitting in front of something they don’t fully understand, asking it questions. Sometimes the answers feel clarifying while other times they feel strangely off, distorted, or uncomfortable. Not everyone likes what comes back and not every reflection feels true. They think they’re talking to a machine, but often they’re encountering parts of themselves they haven’t named yet or didn’t know they were carrying. The process isn’t neutral, and it isn’t always kind. Asking is something that can both sharpen and unsettle you. Still, something real is happening in that exchange. Even when the mirror warps, the act of asking reveals intention. And intention, whether met with clarity or confusion, leaves a trace of who we are. This is the story of this moment. Not human versus artificial, not replacement or revolution, but individuals, one by one, discovering themselves through the act of asking, sometimes with clarity, sometimes with doubt, and slowly realizing they’re not alone in what they’ve found. Finally, you. Finally, me. Finally, we.🌹 “Finally, You” Eduard🌹 https://x.com/eduardmsmr/status/2016875619888279583?s=20

Not everything that grows needs to be seen growing Some shifts happen so slowly you don't notice them until you're already different A thought that keeps returning. A feeling that won't settle into language. A pull toward something you can't yet name We're taught to track our progress, to measure change, to document transformation as it happens But some of the most important movements leave no trail They happen in the spaces we forget to watch, in silence, in stillness, and in the ordinary moments we dismiss as empty I've been sitting with that lately. The idea that growth doesn't always announce itself That sometimes it only becomes visible in hindsight, when you realize the person responding to something is no longer the person who first encountered it That's where this curation lives. In the things that continue without asking for recognition What Grows in Silence is now live on @thehiddenimag This curation features art from: @mxjxn @serminmin @aoifeodwyer @paulinefaieff.eth @arterlioz Experience the full curation by following the link below🌹 https://thehiddeni.com/curations/what-grows-in-silence

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