Benjamin Parry
@_benjaminparry
@build_canada @_torontosociety
We are haunted by the competence of the generations that came before us.
Dream opportunity. Could transform a career
I'm looking for someone who can help operate our in-development podcast, “The Other Stuff”, over the next four weeks. We've got a pretty good system developing that you can be trained on. One of the most important elements is having an interest in the subjects that the podcast…
I'm looking for someone who can help operate our in-development podcast, “The Other Stuff”, over the next four weeks. We've got a pretty good system developing that you can be trained on. One of the most important elements is having an interest in the subjects that the podcast…
What does it take to be truly great?
Matthew Jordan (@mattyj612) on his research process, and how he's forming a deeper understanding of Toronto.
fun @build_canada meetup. young people want 🇨🇦 to grow they will go do things
Many still don't get it. As @amicusadastra says, we're still early on McLuhan.
A few pics from last week, worked on a small short with some talented artists in the city
You want a beautiful body. Why don't you want a beautiful mind?
Everyone recognizes why physical excellence and a well-defined musculature are good. Apart from all other benefits, one is beautiful and a pleasure to see, even for oneself in the mirror. Hard work manifest. The well-taught liberal arts do the same, but create a beautiful mind.
tech bro is a dumb slur. techne is a virtue, literally referring to "art, craft, and skill". brotherhood is a virtue - the bonds between brothers are beautiful and worthy of reverence. you are making fun of technical skill and brotherhood. a brotherhood of technical mastery.
Hard to overstate how valuable this conversation is for the future of Toronto and hence the world.
Thinking and exploring with @mattyj612, we will understand everything about Toronto and AI, even if it takes 12 hours.
Truly stunning to think how different the world our children will grow up in may be. There's a long way to go but this truly starting to look like a map of a European or East Asian city rather than a North American one. Now we need to start building homes the same way to take…
The “official” future Greater Toronto Region transit map from Metrolinx, showing existing, underway, and planned transit projects.
Thinking and exploring with @mattyj612, we will understand everything about Toronto and AI, even if it takes 12 hours.
Today, @internetvin and I will conclusively and definitively figure out what the City of Toronto is on a fundamental level. Any question you have ever had about this place will be addressed in full.
“It is not easy to convince people that I am not dealing with ideas but perceptions. Not concepts but observations. It is easy to disseminate ideas, but difficult to train perception. Marshall McLuhan, 1972. born this day: July 21, 1911 - December 31, 1980
I’m honestly open-minded and curious about using new technologies for scholarship. My only advice is don’t stray too far from this too often.
I live in the greatest city in the world at the most exciting juncture in its history and it is a perfect day. There isn't a cloud in the sky but it has cooled down from the highs and it is pleasant to walk and explore as a light breeze caresses my arms. What more is there?