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Metaverse, Mulitverse, Eitherverse, Anyverse

Metaverse is a helpful term. It encompasses a wide range of related, emergent technologies in a way that – in theory – can help someone visualize what the output of “connected 3D worlds accessed through specialized hardware that allow users to interact as avatars and participate in a global economies for fun

The Metaverse as a Metaphor for Existentialism

I started reading Sarah Bakewell’s “At the Existentialist Cafe” last month. I usually have anywhere between 3-6 books that I’m actively reading, on various topics, so that no matter what mood I find myself in, one of them generally appeals. Having recently finished “Good Morning, Destroyer of

Radical Feminism in the Metaverse

We need to do more here. One of my “pandemic hobbies” was rediscovering my love of reading. Over the past two years, I’ve absorbed countless stories - almost entirely non-fiction essays and narratives about queer culture, sexuality, transgender experiences, feminism, anarchy, economics, and existential philosophy - through beautifully crafted words

Motivations for the Metaverse

There are endless motivations for building a metaverse. I won’t speculate on the business use cases; I’m not an analyst. Instead, today, I’m going to speak to my personal motivations for building metaverse technologies, and share a bit about how my history has put me where I

Hacking your Brain's Input Processing

Because "Hacking your Brain" sounds way cooler than "Taking Notes" I’ve been doing a lot of writing lately. Someone yesterday asked me what kind of writing I did, and as I listed off my side projects, my husband chimed in with a reminder that I

Quantum Creativity

There are three pieces of media that have been calling out to me recently, in what I interpret as an inner battle being waged between my soul and my ego1. It’s an eclectic crew, but inspiration strikes in uncertain places when you’re open to its messaging. So today,

Talking to Pets

I talk a lot. The thing about talking a lot is that people generally assume that I’m talking because I want to be heard and listened to. Surely someone who is rambling on - and on - and on wants to be heard, right? That’s what we’re socialized to

Product Management

I came across a Twitter thread authored by Ken Norton, a former Google Product Manager who coaches and writes about product management, this morning. The thread explores a sentiment that I’ve been feeling quite a lot recently, with an exciting proposal to actually enact something I’ve been telling

Job Transitions

I left my job at Mozilla back in March. After a year of re-orgs, late nights, and layoffs, I reached a point where the emotional impact of my job was unsustainable. Leaving a company, team, and project that I loved very much was a difficult experience - it feels weird

Graduate School

I’m watching The Good Place, and at this stage of my life, I’m relating an awful lot to Chidi Anagonye, the overthinking protagonist who often is portrayed as having difficulties making a choice: even the seemingly mundane option of which muffin to choose presents an opportunity for a