I’m talking with one of my favorite people in the world about a bunch of interesting topics ranging from old tech, new promises, and platforms of argument and despair to the traits of makers, the search for clarity and ownership in a digital world, and perhaps the biggest question of all: What kind of world do we want to live in? Christopher Butler is the Chief Design Officer at Newfangled and Magnolia. He writes extensively on his website, which I’ve linked to in the show notes at gwtw.co/805, about his desire “to learn, make and improve things, write, discuss ideas, and just observe.” He is an encourager, a challenger, and one hell of a conversationalist.

• Interview with Christopher Butler (GWTW82)
  
  
• “Limitations, Forgiveness & Value” with Christopher Butler (GWTW169)
  
  
• “Few Things Are That Shallow” with Christopher Butler (GWTW505)
  
  
• “Take a Deep Breath, Humanity” with Christopher Butler (GWTW667)

• Christopher Butler
  
  
• The Luddites Were Right by Christopher Butler
  
  
• Newfangled
  
  
• Magnolia
  
  
• Dunbar’s number by Robin Dunbar
  
  
• SCREAM INTO THE VOID
  
  
• Escape from L.A. (1996)
  
  
• Luddite
  
  
• Isaac Asimov
  
  
• Ted Chiang
  
  
• Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
  
  
• Arrival (2016)
  
  
• Brian Eno
  
  
• James Webb Space Telescope
  
  
• The Custodians: Beyond Abduction by Dolores Cannon
  
  
• Regression Therapy: Benefits, Techniques & How It Works
  
  
• Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman by Callum Robinson
  
  
• Midjourney prompt for episode art: the digital world has turned the analog world into binary code digital distortion unreality technofuturism –ar 16:9