Don't ask where I'm from, ask where I'm local
Plus: The global summer reading list
GLOBAL MOBILITY
📍 Don't ask where I'm from, ask where I'm local
A country is a concept; experience is real. Rethinking identity through the lens of where we live, love, and are limited.
Taiye Selasi for TED Talks
DIGITAL LIVING
📚 The global summer reading list
Spanning subjects from Apple to Nvidia to OpenAI, the most compelling books on technology, tech leaders, and the promise and perils of artificial intelligence.
Rest of World
NOMAD HUBS
🇮🇹 Italy’s play for nomad talent
With relaxed income rules and Schengen perks, Italy’s nomad visa remains one of the most appealing pathways for non-EU remote workers.
Richard Reynolds for Nomad Capitalist
P.S. The faster you answer, the higher you are on the leaderboard.
GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS
Picture a protocol-powered, open-source intelligence—permissionless, federated, and global. An internet of AIs, built for everyone.
Protocol Town Hall on YouTube
DIGITAL LIVING
🌑 The internet is becoming a dark forest
As public spaces grow hostile, we retreat into private group chats, hidden forums, and invite-only corners—reshaping how online life works.
Yancey Strickler on Medium
SEEN ON SOCIAL
The internet is a place. What should we build there?
Introducing the Plumia Fellowship, a new three-month program for creatives and researchers exploring the future of digital civilisation. With a $1,500/month stipend, fellows will develop original work across writing, art, research, or music that reimagines society in an internet-native world. Themes include trust, time, myth-making, and the aesthetics of digital nationhood.
🔍 Curious about building a borderless future?
I don't consider myself local anywhere. So I tend to ask, "What's your background? What's your ethnicity? Where's home for you?" Depends on the person.