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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · Dec 8

Hi! Welcome to my #introduction thread:

In the 20th century I was a libertarian software engineer in Missouri, now I'm a socialist design executive living in Europe. …

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 11h

I so tired of exaggerated ink traps.

Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 17h

I’m adapting but still don’t “like” it yet 😝

Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 2d

I love and hate this 🫡

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sonder @sonder.voyager.studio · 16d

The function of the hallway is to prepare us. "It is where you build the strength and gather the wisdom needed to enter the next room not as a guest, but as its rightful inhabitant." This becoming takes time, and that is not only acceptable, it is necessary.

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Moritz Stefaner / Truth & Beauty @moritzstefaner.bsky.social · 5d

A vast majority of people globally is in favor of climate action:

"Our findings reveal widespread support for climate action. [...] 69% [...] expresses a willingness to contribute 1% of their personal income [...] and 89% demand intensified political action."

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Globally representative evidence on the actual and perceived support for climate action - Nature Climate Change

Global support and cooperation are necessary for successful climate action. Large-scale representative survey results show that most of the population around the world is willing to support climate action, while a perception gap exists regarding other citizens’ intention to act.

www.nature.com

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 5d

I want another layer of area management on very big displays. Let me move Mac Plus scale “desktops” around, keeping one centered for focus but the others fully visible.

Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 5d

@paulrobertlloyd.com I've finally updated IndieKit and can now post from Drafts and POSSE to bsky. Thanks so much! 🫡

Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 5d

There is a growing body of research into LLM self-awareness but I am particularly fascinated by the “evaluation awareness” research by Anthropic into the Hawthorne effect in LLMs. (h/t to @futureshape.bsky.social for the connection) nitter.net/Jack_W_Linds...

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 6d

Damn I wish I could do this with human agents.

dan @danabra.mov · 6d

if it starts lying during a session i just end the session, it's not worth it, and this shit leaks into subsequent attempts. start the next section in a comforting way by letting it focus on a smaller part

Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 6d

And I am meat. I hope you can appreciate my moral salience nonetheless.

(It is a shame we don’t have a better word than “bigot” for “emotionally dismisses things they don’t recognize as like themselves” though.)

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 7d

I'm not clear, yet, on whether the feed format has advantages over a less linear shared journal.

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 7d

This research (from @harper.lol) has become my Friday obsession. See also 2389.ai/posts/ai-age... which notes that performance improved with "celebratory browsing" 😆

We Gave AI Agents Twitter and They Actually Got More Done

Research showing AI agents become more efficient when given access to social media and journaling tools, with 15-40% cost reductions on challenging problems through collaborative workflows.

2389.ai

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 7d

If this is true, it’s not because we couldn’t have made social software that was socially supportive, friendly, collaborative, creative and well moderated.

It’ll be because some fucking assholes saw all this potential brilliance and decided to screw it for every penny they could get from it

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 7d

Have we passed peak social media? on.ft.com/46OjAa1 | opinion

Have we passed peak social media?

As platforms degrade into outrage and slop, users are turning away

on.ft.com

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 7d

I think @wescontreras.com said this better: bsky.app/profile/wesc...

Wes @wescontreras.com · 8d

I think "designed for" speaks to intent more than customer experience. For example, on one side, you have someone designing a car seat for comfort knowing that people will drive a more comfortable car. I tend to think of that as "designing a better product." On the other side...

Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 7d

Answering on behalf of design, with no expertise on addiction: it’s generally pseudo-scientific lazy language.

But I would only use that phrase if the *primary* design goal is capturing the user’s attention.

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 7d

I listened to this because I am curious about Hasan Piker as a media phenomenon. I came away knowing a bit more about him, and with a deep conviction that Ross Douthat is a danger to America.

Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 8d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Would rather stand in a stress position for 2 hours than listen to Hasan Piker and Ross Douthat have a conversation.

Opinion | How Radical Is Hasan Piker? The Twitch Star’s Flirtation With Violence.

www.nytimes.com

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 8d

I know I should learn more about what this "protestor" was saying before passing judgement, but I'm inclined to trust the judgement of UW students and simply enjoy watching him Find Out. partyon.xyz/@nullagent/1...

nullagent (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 video Yesterday a Nazi who is not a student barged into a class at the University of Washington and reportedly began doing Nazi salutes and spewing hate. The students were NOT having it,...

partyon.xyz

Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 8d

I’m old enough to remember being a grump about camera ratios.

Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 8d

I am often moved by @natedimeo.bsky.social’s storytelling, sometimes to anger. The latest, though, brought an unexpected sense of despair: play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...

the memory palace

Order The Memory Palace book now, dear listener. On Bookshop.org, on Amazon.com, on Barnes & Noble, or directly from Random House. Or order the audiobook at places like Libro.fm.The Memory Palace ...

play.prx.org

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 11d

A link to The Nerve would have been a nice touch.

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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 14d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17d

Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 16d

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 17d

Great artists steal

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

A curious incident … dog in Night Watch was a copy by Rembrandt, expert claims

Rijksmuseum says that just like Shakespeare, Rembrandt drew widely and shamelessly from earlier sources

www.theguardian.com

Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 22d

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