What Information Wants, Chapter 9: Narratives and Coordination in the Internet Age

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Rhys Lindmark is writing a book about how information flows and how it’s changing on the internet. In a series of salons, we will explore this content together, chapter by chapter, and get an inside look at the author’s creative process. This is the 10th salon for Rhys Lindmark’s series on What Information Wants. Join us…

$20.00

Web3 and Plurality: Digital Democracy with Glen Weyl

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Web3 leans on Albert Hirschman’s political framing of “exit”: the belief that ultimate freedom to port a person’s life data from one service to another leads to competitive platforms that maximize that person’s benefit. What if, instead, Web3 were to emphasize another of Hirschman’s concepts, “voice”? A pluralistic version of Web3 imagines a network of…

$25.00

*FREE SuperSalon* | Status as a Service: Revisited

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Join guest Eugene Wei and host Nathan Baschez as they discuss Eugene's seminal theory of social networking, Status as a Service, first published in 2019. Much like Clay Christensen's theory of disruption, as a management theory becomes more well known, it can change the behavior of managers. Three years in, it feels like many of…

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Creator Discontent – Community Fireside Chat with Visa

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Interintellect host and mentor Visakan Veerasamy hosts a fireside chat about: Can you ever be happy with your own writing? — On routines, crises, and a crazy 2022. How do you deal with being dissatisfied with your work? Can you publish material that you're unhappy with? Do you have a choice? Is your discontent helping you…

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The Art of Reading: Building a Personal Library and Better Reading Habits

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Interintellect founder Anna Gát hosts a laid-back fireside chat on building a personal library and cultivating the habit and pleasure of reading.  As the cold months are rolling in, the idea of curling up under a soft blanket with a good book is ever more enticing. But what is it that draws us to these…

$15.00

A New Year: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results with James Clear

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In this SuperSalon, James Clear — bestselling author of Atomic Habits  — will join writer and researcher Anne-Laure Le Cunff to discuss the power of small habits and big plans, lifelong learning, cultivating flexibility and adaptability, how to deal with uncertainty, and more. The start of the year is a liminal time to reevaluate our…

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***FREE First Episode*** Intro to Polyamory: So Many Terms To Learn!

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Lee Ngo (he/they) is a professional filmmaker and community architect, specializing in story structure in both. His series on polyamory draws from his own personal journey, both offering and seeking wisdom in the ubiquitous never-ending quest for love and self-acceptance. Are you ... poly-curious? You've likely noticed an increased interest in non-monogamous relationships, but there's…

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Draw Your Ideas! (Workshop)

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Join Mike Haber for this workshop salon, where we can Just Draw The Thing! This salon is for you if you've ever found that words are not quite enough to explain to your boss, employees, friends, or kids what you mean. Visuals are just another way of getting ideas out of our heads. Combined with…

$20.00

What Is Discord? — An Introduction to the Interintellect Forum Platform for All Ages!

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Let’s learn the best tricks for making the most out of using the chat platform Discord, where Interintellect's forum operates. Discord is a fun and useful tool for community life with some exciting tricks and tips worth learning so you can enjoy it to the fullest. Join our community officer Colin Gorrie for a live…

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The Paradox of Weirdness: An Exploration of Labeling, Normality, and Othering

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In her debut Interintellect salon, Jessie Mannisto of Third Factor Magazine invites you to explore what it means to be weird, what it means to be normal, and what all of that means for our relationships with others—not to mention with ourselves. Mannisto originally founded Third Factor as a space for people who felt like…

$10.00