I was super annoyed by this cover and photo choice tbh -- is it just me, or is there a kinda gross othering of tech founders/visionaries in Time covers over, well, time?!
Sonal Chokshi
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Sonal Chokshi
@smc90
strong bias for makers. I heart art + tech. hayekian, capitalist. EIC a16zcrypto; Editor in Chief a16z + podcast showrunner 2014-2022; fmr WIRED, Xerox PARC
- 1/ OK. So I have an exciting career update – after nearly 8 (!) years building a16z’s editorial operation (newsletters, websites, countless pieces & packages + ofc, my beloved podcast 💕) – I am joining the a16z crypto team (!!) to lead content.
- here are the most and least metal words (according to this NLP analysis on lyrics corpus bit.ly/29iXZeV)
- DAOs, A Canon First, we had the Crypto Canon. Then, we had the NFT Canon. We now also have a canon all about DAOs -- a list of curated resources for those seeking to understand, build, or otherwise get involved with decentralized autonomous organizations: future.a16z.com/dao-canon/
- my 5-year anniversary at a16z was this week!
- stay for it til the end
- super cool website full of interactive examples for visualizing complex systems -- in biology, physics, math, social sciences, ecology, epidemiology, and much more -- from @DirkBrockmann [via @stevenstrogatz]
- Replying to @smc90...these are just a FEW snippets at quick glance. Imagery matters, and the continued portrayal of powerful, inspiring technology leaders as cliche "nerds" is not just boring but frankly telling -- like how has our iconography for such a changing culture NOT changed over time?!
- "No Handshakes Please", pseudonymous artist. January 2020. paper, text, tape, glass.
