In Correspondence #53

Devon, Oxford and nesting in Stockholm

What I’ve been up to

• Laura and I moved out of Emerge Lakefront to nest back in our apartment in the north of Stockholm, in preparation for a new arrival in Feb 🐣

• We spent a week in the UK to celebrate our marriage with our community in Devon, including attending the Field System halloween party and trips to Dartmoor (Venford) and the South Hams coast (Gara Rock)

• Before leaving Lakefront, I appeared on the Lakefront podcast and enjoyed the IDG Summit Decompression and another Impact Lab (next one Fri 28 Nov)

• I spoke to the Oxford Psychedelic Society about Jamie Wheal’s piece Salt, Acid and Light: Why psychedelics change everything (and nothing)

• I published Chapter 2, part 2 of Technological Metamodernism on the Longtermists with Hilma Church-Turing

What I’ve been reading

• Life Itself’s new whitepaper on Developmental Spaces – Cultural incubators for a time of transformation

• AI Writes 100% of My Code and 0% of My Code (I use Cursor, just released 2.0)

• The economics of AI: Why AC is cheap, but AC repair is a luxury (good summary here)

Offerings from friends

See all my recommended events from Dandelion at stephenreid.net/events

• Beyond the Bank: Financial Tools for Democratic Organizations: a workshop for cooperatives, collectives, NGOs, mutual aid groups, and union locals managing shared funds, online, Thurs 6 Nov

• Lovejam’s Event Management Mentorship, online, 11 Nov - 16 Dec – use the code DANDELION10 for 10% off plus an invite to a special bonus session with me on how to get the most from Dandelion

• The Second Renaissance Online Conference, 5-7 Dec – use the code WISDOM20 for 20% off

And finally…

In celebration of the life of the remarkable Joseph Rose, 1993–2025

Until next time, mettā,
Stephen