Open Notes

For 500 Words this week:

-how to build online platforms that are safe and welcoming
-how platform design influences how nice we are
-Jimmy Fallon getting trash talked and hell-threaded on Bluesky
-why the first job of any platform is content moderation
-why real books are still fun, but digital books make for pleasant note taking
-a breakdown of my FutureX Podcast interview with Piet Terheyden, co-creator and CEO of Literal.

It's all here: buttondown.email/500words/arch