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Reflections on self-discovery, understanding the attention economy and how we build, create, report on, and discuss these topics — and largely end up…
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Erin Mikail Staples
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The rise of audio communities
Let's start a conversation about how to make the future of community a better place.
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Erin Mikail Staples
Breathe in, breathe out.
On things that bring us less anxiety on the internet.
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Erin Mikail Staples
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No Code, No Problem?
The future of equity as told by those creating products that make it easier for others to create.
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Erin Mikail Staples
tech bro, be nice.
oh and about the most optimistic stalk market, and being tracked by tech
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Erin Mikail Staples
building your network
the power of online communities
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Erin Mikail Staples
How do we save journalism + tech? 💫
Taking the best from both worlds, and redefining what is valued to create a better future.
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Erin Mikail Staples
Peace in Friction
Finding solace in our do-everything-all-the-times lives
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Erin Mikail Staples
But Capitalism...
How we could actually make a better internet (but those making lots of money would probably make less and that would make people mad).
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Erin Mikail Staples
Cross-industry collaboration.
How looking outside what we know will be the way that we survive
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Erin Mikail Staples
Humans are messy, computers write formulas.
Why we need to be okay with messiness of the world around us.
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Erin Mikail Staples
*shakes fist at internet*
the ethics of arguing on the internet, charitable tiktok-ers, and motherfucking websites
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Erin Mikail Staples
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