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# #701 | Grass Armchairs, Community as Media & AI Hip-Hop
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/701-grass-armchairs-community-as/
- Published: 2023-04-07T11:10:41.000Z
- Updated: 2024-05-14T15:25:20.000Z
- Author: Protein
- Tags: Supplement, #Migrated-1715700289252, #Import 2024-05-14 15:25

We’re almost there folks. The launch of our [Dirty Words COMMUNITY Report](https://protein.mirror.xyz/yS7VvzgfUpr5oIViWqsGPCPkzJD4a3vnWq9hepdX4FE?ref=protein.xyz) is just around the corner and everything it’s shaping up *real nice*. There’s way too much to cover all the incredible contributions from our members here, so best to keep an eye on our [socials](https://twitter.com/protein?ref=protein.xyz) for updates and also a pretty special launch announcement 👀

In other news, we’ve just dropped a new [Stories of Growth](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2xeWv9s79H1Cudnbunj7iP?si=MuhRYzgsTSuaPN11-MKIeg&ref=protein.xyz) episode with [Austin](https://twitter.com/austinrobey%5F?ref=protein.xyz) from [Metalabel](https://www.metalabel.xyz/?ref=protein.xyz) and [Severin](https://twitter.com/severinmatusek?ref=protein.xyz) from [Co-Matter](https://co-matter.com/?ref=protein.xyz) talking about “[What’s After the Creator Economy](https://collect.metalabel.xyz/?ref=protein.xyz)” which was recorded in person before [their event](https://twitter.com/co%5Fmatter/status/1638506387218071553?s=20&ref=protein.xyz) at [Protein Studios](https://www.proteinstudios.com/space/hire?ref=protein.xyz) a couple of weeks ago. It’s a good one. We’re also really pleased to have launched the [Anecdotal Archives](https://www.anecdotalarchives.xyz/?ref=protein.xyz) website on International Women’s Day — s/o [Kes](https://www.instagram.com/kesinkersole/?ref=protein.xyz) and [Princesa](https://www.instagram.com/7babyguava7/?ref=protein.xyz). You can read more about the project [here](https://protein.mirror.xyz/m9e98Y0IV2Rc5ZQ5R6-wNO%5FyMOVfYjUSe95uct5zOh8?ref=protein.xyz) 💚

This months playlist comes c/o [AllttA](https://linktr.ee/alltta?ref=protein.xyz) who’s AI generated [Savages](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7r6PAkFRfU&ref=protein.xyz) track that (doesn’t) feature JayZ is a terrifying/insane glimpse into where music production is heading:

Right, time to get on with the links …

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**[🤖・ai](https://discord.gg/protein-796712320565772301?ref=protein.xyz)**

- This website tells you [how bad your music taste really is](https://pudding.cool/2020/12/judge-my-spotify/?ref=protein.xyz)
- Humanness in the [age of AI](https://worldcoin.org/blog/engineering/humanness-in-the-age-of-ai?ref=protein.xyz)
- Space10 are running regenerative futures [AI competition](https://regenerativefutures.space10.com/?ref=protein.xyz)
- Yes, [CatGPT](https://www.cat-gpt.com/?ref=protein.xyz) is here
- Politicians [spirit animals](https://lysandre.ai/pfai.html?ref=protein.xyz) c/o Midjourney
- How WIRED is [using AI](https://www.wired.com/story/how-wired-will-use-generative-ai-tools/amp?ref=protein.xyz)
- Or is this the [end of writing?](https://ia.net/topics/the-end-of-writing-ia-on-ai?ref=protein.xyz)

**[🤝・community](https://discord.gg/protein-796712320565772301?ref=protein.xyz)**

- [Community as Media](https://outland.art/new-models-holographic-media/?ref=protein.xyz) by [New Models](https://newmodels.io/?ref=protein.xyz) founders is essential reading
- The unstoppable uprising of [young climate activists](https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/58392/1/just-stop-oil-interview-spring-2023-interview-climate-activism?ref=protein.xyz)
- It’s [goodbye from gal-dem](https://gal-dem.com/gal-dem-goodbye-letter/?ref=protein.xyz) 😢
- The [forgotten cyberfeminists](https://www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews%5Ffeatures/the-other-art-history/the-other-art-history-the-forgotten-cyberfeminists-of-90s-net-art-55864?ref=protein.xyz) of '90s net art movement
- [Rafa](https://twitter.com/rafathebuilder?ref=protein.xyz) on [product, protocol, + community](https://folklore.mirror.xyz/Urj78CpaE8%5Fflb0hUj%5F1AOGfSevCL9ysqob3pa%5FJHIM?ref=protein.xyz)
- ReD Associates on [what it means to belong](https://www.redassociates.com/belonging?ref=protein.xyz)
- How not to destroy [your community](https://hightechinfluencer.medium.com/how-to-not-destroy-your-web3-nft-community-9bc5442b087f?ref=protein.xyz)

**[🪑・design](https://discord.gg/protein-796712320565772301?ref=protein.xyz)**

- [Armchairs made of grass](https://www.instagram.com/p/CqYahBhtekh/?ref=protein.xyz) is what we all need this spring
- The misjudged City of New York [rebrand](https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/founders-we-love-nyc-advertising-210323?ref=protein.xyz) and a [critical response](https://uxdesign.cc/to-rebrand-or-not-to-rebrand-e375d686b662?ref=protein.xyz) to it
- There’s nothing [comic about dyslexia](https://www.nothingcomicaboutdyslexia.com/inconstant-regular?ref=protein.xyz)
- Boys Club on [NYC bodega aesthetics](https://zine.boysclub.vip/web3bodega/?ref=protein.xyz)
- Unreal is getting [unreal](https://youtu.be/teTroOAGZjM?ref=protein.xyz)
- [WeAreRewind](https://www.wearerewind.com/?ref=protein.xyz) are bringing portable cassette players back and we love it
- [Anrealage](https://www.anrealage.com/?ref=protein.xyz) debuts [colour-changing clothes](https://www.dezeen.com/2023/03/10/anrealage-colour-changing-clothes-paris-fashion-week/?ref=protein.xyz) at Paris Fashion Week
- And if you were wondering, an [aperiodic monotile](https://aperiodical.com/2023/03/an-aperiodic-monotile-exists/?ref=protein.xyz) does exist

**[🔮・esoteric](https://discord.gg/protein-796712320565772301?ref=protein.xyz)**

- Saturn [transits to Pisces](https://artsoftheworkingclass.org/text/saturn-transits-to-pisces?ref=protein.xyz)
- Aries season is here to turn your [dreams into reality](https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2023/03/11329534/aries-season-march-2023-meaning-effects?ref=protein.xyz)
- So what does this mean for [your sign](https://www.them.us/story/aries-season-2023-horoscope-zodiac-sign?ref=protein.xyz)?
- Are you a strategist? [Priy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pristyles/?ref=protein.xyz) wants to know [your star sign](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzxtDnBEigT3cy7JVdsmUt5YXkL8Oa-sfa3cAJlKDb8dYq3g/viewform?ref=protein.xyz)
- And is the era of [worlding](https://movingcastles.world/three-eras-of-world-generation?ref=protein.xyz) upon us?

**[🙃・identity](https://discord.gg/protein-796712320565772301?ref=protein.xyz)**

- When Don Draper [met Nouns](https://www.charterless.com/p/what-is-a-brand-when-don-draper-met?ref=protein.xyz)
- Why [eat the rich](http://) will be the dominant creative narrative of 2023
- Ozempic killed body positivity and [why we need gross girls more than ever](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oTqZiFKHrnfVezTsHGkKn?ref=protein.xyz)
- How can technology [expose body politics](https://www.unbore.org/stories/2021/3/29/digital-gender-how-can-technology-expose-body-politics?ref=protein.xyz)
- Why crypto is a [religion](https://folklore.mirror.xyz/rGug0n494-NOppi16F-5BBpsu8uCvj36u0viJvMu908?ref=protein.xyz)

**[✨・mental-health](https://discord.gg/protein-796712320565772301?ref=protein.xyz)**

- Whatever the problem, it’s [probably solved by walking](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/25/opinion/walking-hiking-spring.html?ref=protein.xyz)
- The Big Tired: Reflections [on work hibernation](https://www.proteinagency.com/blog/the-big-tired-reflections-on-work-hibernation-why-are-we-so-tired-and-how-the-hell-do-we-wake-up/?ref=protein.xyz)
- Zora’s [Lexicon of Lorecore](https://zora.co/collections/0xfe1d56a77029796baba9dcebbadd5f2dae929392?ref=protein.xyz) is here to help you navigate your feelings
- And maybe it’s time we all [slowed down](https://mayaworld.online/?ref=protein.xyz) a bit … [readme.txt](https://mayaworld.online/konbini/MAYAgirl%5Fhandbook%5Fv2%5FPUBLIC.pdf?ref=protein.xyz)

**[👍・misc](https://discord.gg/protein-796712320565772301?ref=protein.xyz)**

- Create your own online story world with [Story.co](https://story.co/?ref=protein.xyz)
- Dystopian grocery store imagines of a world where [water is a luxury](https://www.thedrum.com/news/2023/03/29/dystopian-grocery-store-imagines-world-where-water-luxury?ref=protein.xyz)
- [Riotsville, USA](https://theantiexperience.substack.com/p/riotsville-usa-was-the-original-cop) was the original Cop City
- The [history of the URL](https://blog.cloudflare.com/the-history-of-the-url/?ref=protein.xyz)

**[🔈・music](https://discord.gg/protein-796712320565772301?ref=protein.xyz)**

- Why do we stop exploring new music [as we get older](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-26/why-do-we-stop-exploring-music-as-we-age/102006492?ref=protein.xyz)?
- [WTF is ALTÉ?](https://youtu.be/JZQRg74S-8I?ref=protein.xyz) by [Native Magazine](https://thenativemag.com/?ref=protein.xyz) is a great film about the Alté scene in Nigeria
- [Wild Awake](https://mirror.xyz/0xDA745C4778be15C1D38062a083348670A7b99BFb/IQZ40FMUNiWi1Z9AycXYKmZSqMZ6c07Gd-irHpLYkC4?ref=protein.xyz) by Maarten Walraven and Sound of Fractures is an [experiment in scene building](https://mirror.xyz/0xDA745C4778be15C1D38062a083348670A7b99BFb/IQZ40FMUNiWi1Z9AycXYKmZSqMZ6c07Gd-irHpLYkC4?ref=protein.xyz)
- Indian sound clashes are [f&\*king insane](https://youtu.be/Gd0oPsJOBLE?t=174&ref=protein.xyz)

**[⭕・ownership](https://discord.gg/protein-796712320565772301?ref=protein.xyz)**

- Eli Zeger has an [appetite for redistribution](https://zine.zora.co/budgeting-for-all?ref=protein.xyz)
- Epic opens up co-ownership for [Fortnite creators](https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/28/23659492/fortnite-creator-economy-2-0-epic-games-catch?ref=protein.xyz)
- Substack takes it's first step to becoming [community owned](https://on.substack.com/p/wefunder)
- [Mint first](https://jacob.energy/mint-first.html?ref=protein.xyz), distribute later
- Be sure to pre-order Matt Klein’s [Audience Capture Zine](https://kleinkleinklein.typeform.com/zine-zine-zine?ref=protein.xyz)
- [Chase Chapman](https://twitter.com/chaserchapman?ref=protein.xyz), [Julia Rosenberg](https://twitter.com/JulzRoze?ref=protein.xyz) \+ [John Sterlacci](https://twitter.com/johnsterlacci?ref=protein.xyz) on [ownership](https://www.metropolis.space/research/hidden-keys?ref=protein.xyz)

**💌[・social-media](https://discord.gg/protein-796712320565772301?ref=protein.xyz)**

- Twitter has open sourced it's [recommendation algorithm](https://blog.twitter.com/engineering/en%5Fus/topics/open-source/2023/twitter-recommendation-algorithm?ref=protein.xyz)
- And you can read more on the [details here](https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/3-30-2023-algorithmic-choice?ref=protein.xyz)
- Because we all need to [stop smoking the algorithms](https://sceneswithsimon.substack.com/p/stop-smoking-the-algorithms)
- As the internet is [made of demons](https://damagemag.com/2022/04/21/the-internet-is-made-of-demons/?ref=protein.xyz)

**[🙌・web3](https://discord.gg/protein-796712320565772301?ref=protein.xyz)**

- Messari on the state of [DAO funding](https://messari.io/report/state-of-dao-funding?ref=protein.xyz) and their [data problems](https://messari.io/report/solving-the-dao-data-problem?ref=protein.xyz)
- Patrick Rivera on the future of [web3 gaming](https://p.mirror.xyz/jzXKagLcnRcmHwmTyVOHx68NsXogNgsFPhz67D%5F1wSI?ref=protein.xyz)
- We’ve been really enjoying Seed Clubs [recent ](https://www.seedclub.xyz/posts/web3-business?ref=protein.xyz)[dispatches](https://www.seedclub.xyz/posts/the-meme-utility-spectrum?ref=protein.xyz)
- Congrats to [LinksDAO](https://decrypt.co/123829/linksdao-wins-bid-buy-scottish-golf-course-ceo-says?ref=protein.xyz) for buying a golf course
- 10 [ideas](https://stfalconcom.medium.com/top-10-web3-project-ideas-57701c45d9f1?ref=protein.xyz) to get your web3 project started
- ERC-2612: The ultimate guide to [gasless ERC-20 approvals](https://medium.com/frak-defi/erc-2612-the-ultimate-guide-to-gasless-erc-20-approvals-2cd32ddee534?ref=protein.xyz)
- Meta have quietly [drops support for NFTs](https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/03/13/meta-will-end-support-for-nfts-on-instagram-facebook/?ref=protein.xyz) and [the metaverse](https://qz.com/meta-microsoft-disney-are-reversing-metaverse-bets-1850277328?ref=protein.xyz) ☠️

**[🐱・youth](https://discord.gg/protein-796712320565772301?ref=protein.xyz)**

- [Snack](https://www.thesnackapp.com/?ref=protein.xyz) let’s your avatar [go on a date for you](https://www.fastcompany.com/90863241/snack-gen-z-dating-ap-ai-avatars-date-for-you?ref=protein.xyz)
- Sarah Rabia on [ZINE](https://zine.kleinkleinklein.com/p/sarah-rabia?ref=protein.xyz)
- Black teen girls are the real [curators of culture](https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/culture/23617403/black-teenage-girls-culture-music-fashion-trends?ref=protein.xyz)
- Younger generations are less interested in [preserving their own comfort](https://www.fastcompany.com/90863050/ghosted-by-the-american-dream-younger-generations-are-collectively-sobering-to-the-idea-of-the-american-dream-but-what-is-the-alternative?ref=protein.xyz)
- Inventing the [American Teen-Ager ](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1958/11/29/inventing-the-american-teenager?ref=protein.xyz)(from 1958!)

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**FINAL WORD [・](https://discord.gg/protein-796712320565772301?ref=protein.xyz)** [#advertisingshitsinyourhead](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/creapills%5Fcampagne-anti-pub-dans-le-m%C3%A9tro-londonien-activity-7044337705299668992-9MnY/?ref=protein.xyz) (from 2019)

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