Ashley
@ashleydzhang
in pursuit of the beautiful, good, & true writing http://softpower.press storyteller @imbue_ai
the reviews are in: @imbue_ai is gorgeous millennial-core 😌💅
I went to a gorgeous millennial-core shoes-off office this weekend. It was harmoniously pastel-coloured with pine parquet. I loved it.
I've recently been made aware of some imposter accounts on X — does anyone have suggestions for how to prevent them from being created? feels a bit like whack-a-mole right now 🙃 (and sorry if you've received any strange messages from "me" about trading...)
loved this snippet from an interview with @dipalua_ — that what we seek in art is "the unmistakable presence of another human being" workingtheorys.com/p/the-craft-di…

linguists & conlangers & language nerds — I'm hosting a salon on language revitalization with @bogreudell tomorrow (July 20) from 4-6 in SF. only a few open spots left, so DM me if you're interested w/ a note on your background/interest in langs :) RSVP: lu.ma/j88qvucx
Note: this has been rescheduled to next Saturday, July 19!
I met @yochanting—a Zen Buddhist priest and musician—on his last visit to SF, and was struck by his singular spirit and reflections on seeking purpose in our age. I’m thrilled to host a fireside chat + breathwork/music session with him this Sunday, 7/13: lu.ma/7kg8ogg4
I've been thinking a lot about this vision of post-AGI "eternal undergrad" life, and wondering why it felt a bit... empty to me. It turned into this piece, where I defend meaningful work in an age that seeks to automate it away: softpower.press/p/aching-muscl…
I get a lot of identity/dignity from work, and used to struggle to imagine "post-AGI" life without it. now I think it's possible! the best case is a kind of "eternal undergrad": - people have basic needs (housing/food/healthcare) met - they live in multigenerational,…
We’re hosting an event I’m really excited about at @imbue_ai’s HQ — come join us!
I met @yochanting—a Zen Buddhist priest and musician—on his last visit to SF, and was struck by his singular spirit and reflections on seeking purpose in our age. I’m thrilled to host a fireside chat + breathwork/music session with him this Sunday, 7/13: lu.ma/7kg8ogg4
this review gets to the heart of what I found most moving about Stoner — that there is "moral worth in the most humdrum of human lives," and that the most important things are often the most difficult to articulate
New Review Essay: John Edward Williams' STONER