THOUGHTS

My stream of consciousness.

What is it about likes?
Somya Desai Somya Desai

What is it about likes?

Almost every artist throughout history has had to deal with some negative reception of their art, but today in the digital world, the artist has to deal with a never-ending influx of opinions whether silent or loud.

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Becoming A Cyborg
Somya Desai Somya Desai

Becoming A Cyborg

AI can enhance our creativity. It's actually not a matter of replaceability but reflexivity.

Let me explain.

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What Kind Of World Am I Building For?
Somya Desai Somya Desai

What Kind Of World Am I Building For?

I am building for a contemporary renaissance.

A time and place equivalent to the 14th-century Italian Renaissance. When art, science, and spirituality had no boundaries—each interwoven intricately and holistically into the gaps of the other.

Renaissance literally means rebirth. So a contemporary renaissance means a rebirth of this moment. Not a rebirth of the past, but a rebirth of now.

The ever-present now.

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What Kind Of Community Am I Building?
Somya Desai Somya Desai

What Kind Of Community Am I Building?

Community.

A word that has been thrown around a lot in the past decade.

“I want to build a community.”

A phrase that probably many of us have heard from others and uttered ourselves.

But what does it mean to build a community?

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