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Joined Metalabel 02/23/2024
now
NOW
Tiny Books.  Big Ideas. A very short guide for busy authors and entrepreneurs in a hurry

Collector #39

Teach what you know. do what you love. Wake up the world with your work. Join us.

buildinpublic-s663
Build In Public University
The Memetic Foundation of Human Value: A Personal & Theoretical Journey

Collector #24

Human value is fundamentally memetic - we're valuable for the ideas we create and share, not as resources to extract. Our economic systems must recognize how communities amplify unique contributions, ensuring everyone has at least one community that "sees" them.

d-o-t
Department of Transformation
P.P.P.P.P.P. by Naoco Wowsugi

P.P.P.P.P.P. by Naoco Wowsugi

by Dept of Transformation

Collector #7

P.P.P.P.P.P. (People! Practice Participating in Participatory Projects, Please.) by Naoco Wowsugi, 2023 “Why are artists always seen as the leaders or organizers? Why can’t you be an artist by being a participant?” —Naoco Wowsugi

d-o-t
Department of Transformation
DOT Cookbook Entry: Troika

DOT Cookbook Entry: Troika

by Dept of Transformation

Collector #7

A quick-fire method for generating feedback on individual challenges in a small group adapted from Liberating Structures.

ideaspace
The Ideaspace by Yancey Strickler
The Post-Individual (Open Edition)

The Post-Individual (Open Edition)

by Yancey Strickler, and IY

Collector #173

An exploration of individuality after the internet. The Post-Individual includes: — The Post Individual essay — An audio recording by the author — A video introduction — Research notes, early drafts, and slides

aixdesign
AIxDESIGN
[Dis]enchantment: A zine about Esoteric AI by AIxDESIGN & internet teapot (Slow AI Series)

Collector #128

Why do we approach AI chatbots as modern-day oracles? This issue of the Slow AI Series “[Dis]enchantment: A zine about Esoteric AI” summons 54 pages of magic, divination, folklore, and other arcane ways of knowing to disenchant then re-enchant our relationship with algorithmic systems.

elysian
Elysian Collective
CITY-STATE

CITY-STATE

by Elle Griffin, Bryce Tolpen, and 6 more

Collector #181

Seven writers explore the future of autonomous governance.

ideaspace
The Ideaspace by Yancey Strickler
Bentoism

Bentoism

by Yancey Strickler, and Laurel Schwulst

Collector #85

A wider view of our self-interest. Now Me, Future Me. Now Us, Future Us. A model for a deeper form of living. BEyond Near Term Orientation: Bentoism.

pomotect
postmodern tectonics ™
Applied Imagination

Applied Imagination

by postmodern tectonics ™

Collector #84

"A lightly researched field guide for thinking about and/or making creative things" These are observations from real working life, a collective twenty years of our work as professionals in a wide range of fields — architecture, advertising, design, innovation strategy, journalism, and software engineering.

hardart
Hard Art
THIS IS NOT A BLUEPRINT #1 : By process of invitation

Collector #161

In late 2022, a handful of artists, scientists, movement builders, musicians, and democratic innovators came together to explore making a future based on care and freedom. The process we've called Hard Art began. This series shows how it all started, the frameworks we're using to collaborate, and how it's going.

uaad
Underground Art And Design
Worlds Unfolding: Ideas and Prompts for Virtual World-Making

Collector #143

Worlds Unfolding is a guide and inspiration hub for virtual world-making, offering curated prompts, community-contributed projects, and ideas that blend storytelling, design, and imagination. It explores how virtual spaces can foster connection, creativity, and care while critically examining their ties to the dominant paradigm.

pomotect
postmodern tectonics ™
ON IDEAS

ON IDEAS

by postmodern tectonics ™

Collector #50

Some theories and practical approaches that might help you think about how you think about ideas.

d-o-t
Department of Transformation
Workshop of Workshops

Workshop of Workshops

by Dept of Transformation

Collector #23

"Workshop of Workshops" by P. Krishnamurthy, explores various organizational structures—studio, gallery, school, therapy, and temple—analyzing their advantages and disadvantages in fostering creativity, collaboration, and individual development. PK proposes a "new workshop" model that to merge the best aspects of these formats.

squad
Metalabel squad
After the Creator Economy

After the Creator Economy

by IY, Severin Matusek, and 3 more

Collector #351

Will we still be asking people to like and subscribe in 10 years? "After The Creator Economy" explores constructive alternatives for the ways we produce, distribute, and monetize creative work online. Co-edited by Austin Robey (Metalabel) and Severin Matusek (co—matter), this release preserves and digitally reissues the zine.

ideaspace
The Ideaspace by Yancey Strickler
The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet

Collector #135

A trilogy of essays published from 2019 through 2021 that explores why I and others feel less comfortable showing our true selves online. Reissued here with the original piece, two follow-up essays, and a podcast conversation with The Stoa exploring the concept.

becomingpress
Becoming
Semiotics of the End: Essays on Capitalism & the Apocalypse (2025)

Collector #21

“To quote Alessandro Sbordoni: ‘as the end gets nearer, more is yet to come'. So maybe we already live (in) the end of the world, an end which stretches on endlessly, with no possible resolution." — Slavoj Žižek

empowa
EMPOWA
the Artists Way exercises - Notion templates

Collector #2953

Get detailed Notion templates for all the exercises in the Artist's Way book. ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪ Unlock your higher creativity with the self-guided 12 week program in the Artists Way written by Julia Cameron. Join artists like Doechii, Alicia Keys, Bella Hadid, and more in the creative transformation guided by these exercises.

now
NOW
Tiny.  A Revolution.  (How to Build a Big Business With Tiny Products)

Collector #27

How to create Tiny products that make an oversized impact in your brand, business and bank account. Teach what you know. Do what you love. Wake up the world with your work. Join us.

otherinternet
Other Internet
Other Internet 2018–2024

Other Internet 2018–2024

by Toby Shorin, Laura Lotti, and 2 more

Collector #333

The definitive Other Internet anthology collects our essays and reports in print for the first time, traces crypto-cultural history in 6 new pieces, and surfaces new material from the OI archives. Ships September 2025. Pre-order now.

thestoa
THE STOA
Worldview Studies: To See the World Is to Shape It

Worldview Studies: To See the World Is to Shape It

by Peter Limberger, and Rina Nicolae

Collector #21

When the culture war ends, what begins? Join us for a live, experimental series studying the worldviews that are actively shaping the world. This is a four-week experience happening at The Stoa. Oct 17 to Nov 7 @ 12 pm ET. Choose your price (recommended $40, but feel free to contribute more or less). Attendance at all sessions is not required.

darkforest
The Dark Forest Collective
The Post-Individual

The Post-Individual

by Yancey Strickler, IY, and 1 more

Collector #296

An exploration of individuality after the internet The Post-Individual First Edition includes "The Post Individual" essay, an audio recording and video introduction by the author, and research notes behind the piece

darkforest
The Dark Forest Collective
Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading

Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading

by Nadia Asparouhova, and Leïth Benkhedda

Collector #637

Why do some ideas spread like wildfire, while others resist being seen — despite their importance? A new book by Nadia Asparouhova explores the emerging phenomenon of antimemetics. Published by the Dark Forest Collective.

darkforest
The Dark Forest Collective
The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet

The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet

by Yancey Strickler, Peter Limberger, and 9 more

Collector #644

A book about how to survive on the internet. It’s about the cozy web, the dark web, the dark forest, the clear net, the dark net, and a new social world emerging around us. This is the Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet.