30HomeGames

I’d been noticing @cut_x_paste posters around the city and was compelled to go. It was a chance to reclaim my creativity after losing touch with it since starting my construction job over a year ago. Part of what drew me to more tactile work was a disillusionment with tech due to the swamping of AI.
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Author Kyle Chayka recently asked his audience about their approach to social media for a column he was writing. It gave me a chance to unpack my current relationship with it.
In quantum mechanics, there’s a confounding thing called the “observer effect” which implies that our actions [including observations] influence the behaviour of quantum systems.
Our activities have always been subject to change once we overthink them. When we begin considering monetisation, mastery or maximisation of our hobbies.
LLMs are an alien thumb on that scale. A different kind of click-through, consumer, and collaborator. Unconscious and unsettling, yet automatic.
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I arrived at the collage workshop early which gave me the chance to yak with founder @emma_anna_chatter. We were connected in spirit, fellow travellers who saw value and wonder in community and creativity. This is what the 30HomeGames project was to me. Behind the basketball, photos and travels—what I ultimately cherished most was the coming together of people. Whether over a shared passion or an open mind to explore something new.
It was a night of discovery and play offline. That’s what Cut-x-Paste rekindled, a sense of humanity.