Benjamin Laufer @benjlaufer
exploring at Somewhere Campus | prev @minervauni @contrary somewhere Joined April 2020-
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a year ago i left my job to explore communal forms of computing from dream collaborations & exhibiting art to mental breakdowns, i took an honest look at how it went now im doubling down on making it sustainable & i need your help! (RTs appreciated 🧡) spencer.place/posts/one-year…
I've discovered a group trip format that I really love. I call it a "traveling neighborhood" The basic idea simple: live in an interesting new place for a few weeks with friends in walking distance, as if we were neighbors devonzuegel.com/traveling-neig…
We have a moral imperative to build an alternative K-12 education system. Much work to do.
over April Fool's weekend, @BobbyThakkar @danielarosev and I hosted #SillyHacks. We held our awards celebration last night 🎉 🤪 21 projects in NYC, 9 in SF and 7 in Boston 🏆 The top three projects won $420.69 sponsored by @nounsdao finalists and weekend highlights below 🫵
Picked up this book by William Whyte, who wrote the Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. Found a note from him in it!
Isabel🌻 @isabelunraveled
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tech twitter be talking about "bringing back Renaissance" and I have yet to see anyone funding art
@benjlaufer this is boring. Let’s talk patented aquarium filters
the main honest insight from my travels in China is that the quality of life is much better than the US on a pure wellbeing, safety, physical and social infra level Chongqing, a tier 2 city, is much more developed than all tier 1 US cities combined as a woman I can walk…
The first term of @join_polaris has been one of the most inspiring and optimistic experiences of my life. I wake up every morning believing that everything can be better, and trusting the people I've met to take us there.
"co-work" this, "co-create" that, it's all wonderful but what about CO-REST?? come, let us nap all together like a pride of lions beneath the Big Tree in the scorching noontime sun. watch me do *nothing*, honor it by doing nothing with me.
@davidtlang Have you seen the 1974 documentary "last free ride" ? Some good accounts of the 1971 "naval battle" the anchor out community fought (and won!) against the coast guard in their first eviction attempt.
The venture space has a hard time valuing nontechnical talent
People are becoming less thoughtful with their vocabulary though. We don't really savor sentences anymore, we just want them to be over faster.
Why are there no monasteries dedicated to maintaining and perfecting software? Of course many good software engineers would be poached through very high compensation, but there are many software engineers who do fine on money and rather want personal spiritual progress.
The success (financial appreciation, unique architecture, friendliness) of the Sausalito houseboats should be studied. Also, the story gives me hope for projects that @jasoncbenn, @JanineLeger, @devonzuegel, @benjlaufer are spearheading. Neighborhoods are the right unit.
"Is this the next trend?" <- Good question! One of the best neighborhoods in SF (and I've lived in many) is the houseboat community in Sausalito. We should be expanding opportunities to live on the water! YIMBY movement should focus on BCDC.
I saw someone towing a house while crossing the San Francisco Bay today. Where do I go to learn more? Is this the next trend?
A little coordination goes a long way to a happy life. Agglomerate, agglomerate.
I've discovered a group trip format that I really love. I call it a "traveling neighborhood" The basic idea simple: live in an interesting new place for a few weeks with friends in walking distance, as if we were neighbors devonzuegel.com/traveling-neig…
.@_ArnaudS_ what's it gonna take to bring polaris-fellowship.com to the Neighborhood so that I can take it and promote it at all of my unconferences
New bio, how's it land? "I host conferences to instigate scenius (+ coliving). Realtor donating 10% of profits to REDACTED (til 4/15). Everything takes a village! bit.ly/jbfback" (The REDACTED is a new "bank" to kickstart 3rd spaces in Hayes/Alamo/Duboce, more soon 😁)
Celebrated our 27th anniversary with a magical one night staycation in New York. Love you @susandanziger
Since this article from The New Yorker has received some attention, I wanted to credit the reporting of @masslivenews. @DaveEisen and I have been reporting on the Amherst schools for months. Check out our articles here: masslive.com/topic/amherst-…
🧵Thread: The New Yorker publishes the wild tale of how an affluent liberal town’s school district imploded after numerous intersectional pile-ups over race and gender identity. Details below. 1/
Unboxed my bioluminescent plants 😳🫣 #lightbio