devon’s newsletter

issue 250–12.13.22

Hello! Well, this is it. The final issue. I just want to say thank you. This has been a wild five-year run. You’ve played…

issue 249–11.29.22

Hello! This is my second to last issue in this form. I’ll be going dormant for a while. I’ll return with sporadic announcements and semi-regular essays/op-eds that can serve more purpose and act as standalone pieces. No more link lists, sorry.

issue 248–11.22.22

Hello! The world has cracked open before me. A new light shines through. It is profound. I am moved. My perspective shifts; it is totally re-aligned.

I’m going to be a dad. To a daughter. And I couldn’t be happier.

issue 247–11.10.22

Hello! I’m an automaton, played on loop. Pitch, eat, sleep. Repeat. Routines as rote processes.

We’re stuck in eternal elevator, all acting. Robots. Our mouths open. A squawk box. It crackles to life, in humble salutation.

issue 246–10.31.22

Hello! Impressions were once meant to last. Creative signals. Now they’ve been assembled in bulk to be sold to advertiser. Actual attention, a fleeting commodity. It’s a volume game, much like Costco — where my ashes will be spread. Pallets stacked sky high. To heaven.

issue 245–10.24.22

Hello! People need to put their tastes, their inputs, on display. Recommendations are a representation of self. Let’s start easy: flex your friends — they win, you win. The old expression says you’re the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with. Guess that just makes me a reflection…

issue 244–10.13.22

Hello! I’ve been thinking about lifecycles, beginnings and ends, and the ever-expanding middle ground. The day, from dawn ’til dusk, brings night. Fresh starts and cold turkeys. Ramp ups and downs. Seeds and harvests. Growth. Decay. You get it…

issue 243–10.6.22

Hello! The content creation & consumption value chains will start mapping onto each other, bleeding together. Progressively. Simultaneously. The train will be built (and the track laid) as it leaves the station. Allow room for improvements, modularity.

issue 242–9.27.22

Hello! Picking things up where we left off… the now is a once in a generation opportunity. And that’s coming from someone who despises hyperbole. The window to strike shortens with each passing day. It’s time to build toward a future you believe in, do it for yourself, and your next of kin.