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Simon de la Rouviere πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²

@simondlr.com

Writer, Artist, and Technologist. Also enjoy systems, economics, and blockchains. Weekly newsletter: https://sceneswithsimon.com

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Latest posts by Simon de la Rouviere πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² @simondlr.com

Anyone here on bluesky going to AWP Conference this weekend in Baltimore?

03.03.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Essay Shouldn't Go Viral February 2026 is about: power-laws in culture, antimemes, and sincerity.

This Essay Shouldn't Go Viral: sceneswithsimon.com/p/this-essay...

03.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Long Drive Back to Non-Algo Time January 2026 is about: algorithms, boredom, AI coding, seriousness, and aesthetics in the 21st century.

Back with a new monthly newsletter! This month, among other things are full of: algorithms, boredom, AI coding, seriousness, and aesthetics in the 21st century. Multiple essays, multiple links, many things. Enjoy!

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31.01.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Things I Enjoyed In 2025 and Looking Ahead to 2026 Thanks for reading!

Last newsletter for the year. A roundup and retro. Enjoy. sceneswithsimon.com/p/things-i-e...

21.12.2025 08:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Critique of the Algocene Through Beeple's Regular Animals and Intimate Systems Sunday Edition #28: Also, Aesthetics Matters, Top Records of 2000-2025, and new Knives Out

The critique of the algocene through Beeple and onchain art: sceneswithsimon.com/p/the-critiq...

14.12.2025 07:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

This is a small change with a massive impact. Seriously hope this gets done. 🀞

24.11.2025 11:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone know where to look for info on prospective delays/cancellations for flying in the US while the ATC shortage and government shutdowns continue?

03.11.2025 19:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UMG Deals and Generative AI in Music Sunday Edition #22: Also, Amtrak, Lemons, and Revisions, Revisions, Revisions

Enjoy my latest Sunday newsletter. Dove deeper into the UMG / Udio deal. sceneswithsimon.com/p/umg-deals-...

02.11.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #21 - Dissecting Substack’s Inverted Revenue Curve Also: The Streets of Queens, One Battle After Another, and Night Tapes (again)

I was curious why Substack's revenue curve looks the way it does. Not 100% on the reasoning why. But there's interesting suggestions.

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27.10.2025 19:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #20 - Play in Storytelling Also: History of the Braai, The Lobster, and Naming Conventions

Whoops. Forgot to post last week's newsletter. Play in Storytelling. Enjoy! :) sceneswithsimon.com/p/sunday-edi...

25.10.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #19 - On The Crisis of Cool Also: Meditation, Gambling, and Jadu Heart

New Sunday Edition is out! On The Crisis of Cool. Enjoy!

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12.10.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #18 - Social Media Use Really Is Declining Also: Mass Stablecoins and Burning Money as Art, Ocean Vuong, and Hades 2

New Sunday Edition! Talking about social media decline, stablecoins, Ocean Vuong, Hades 2, and more fun things. Enjoy!

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05.10.2025 17:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #17 - Too Much Information and the Loss of Dynamism Also: Rifts by Hashrunner, Hades 2, and Metalcore Shoegaze

New Sunday Edition is out. Enjoy! :)

Sunday Edition #17 - Too Much Information and the Loss of Dynamism

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28.09.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #16 - Social Systems Scaling Also: History of Japanese Urbanism, Art Shows, and Adolescence

Sunday Edition #16 - Social Systems Scaling

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21.09.2025 18:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*Heterotopia πŸ˜…

14.09.2025 19:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #15 - The Heteropia of Hypographic Media Also: Sami Angawi's House, Half-Marathon #3, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and Ocean Vuong

Sunday Edition #15 - The Heteropia of Hypographic Media. Enjoy! (Also, most eclectic newsletter yet? Also contains comments on K-Pop Demon Hunters and Ocean Vuong πŸ˜‚)

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14.09.2025 18:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #14 - Protocol Design in Urbanism Also: "Bullshit" jobs aren't "Bullshit", AI Boyfriends, and Sofia Kourtesis

Just in time before the US Open Men's Final. Enjoy the latest Sunday Edition! :)

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07.09.2025 17:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Big thanks to Simon for highlighting my 'Exit through the Casino' post in his newsletter this week.

"Jay is one of my favourite linguistics wranglers, coming up or arriving at terms which so neatly encapsulate concepts or ideas."

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01.09.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #13 - Co-Composting Collaboration Also: Exit Through the Casino, Protocol Futurology, and new Big Wild Album

Sunday Edition #13 - Co-Composting Collaboration: sceneswithsimon.com/p/sunday-edi...

Enjoy!

31.08.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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A Vision of LLM-Native Media Conversations: When Kernels and Agents Combine

Instead of just seeing generative AI as a way to shortcut process, I tried sketching a vision for what it might actually be good for in terms of its medium. It's not a replacement of media we know and love. Written in collab.

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28.08.2025 14:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #12 - Rethinking Cinema (by Making It More Communal) Also: Urban Archeology, Hiding Character Goals from the Reader, and new Tourist

Latest Sunday Edition is out. Enjoy!

Rethinking Cinema (by Making It More Communal) - sceneswithsimon.com/p/sunday-edi...

24.08.2025 13:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #11 - The First Ten to Fifty Pages Also: Soft City, A-Corps Updates, Thoughts on Moving, and Lord Huron

Sunday Edition #11 - The First Ten to Fifty Pages. Enjoy!

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17.08.2025 13:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #10 - On The Decline of Conscientiousness Also: On Rejections, Genie 3, Naked Gun, and new Night Tapes

Sunday Edition #10 - On The Decline of Conscientiousness (also ht to Night Tapes for always having amazing music video thumbnails!): sceneswithsimon.com/p/sunday-edi...

10.08.2025 13:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #9 - Building Better Courtyards Also: A Decade of Ethereum, Getting Artists Paid, and Common Side Effects

New Sunday Edition is out. Building Better Courtyards. Enjoy!

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03.08.2025 13:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I *really* don't get how mega-budget films like Avengers: Doomsday don't shoot with a finished script. Sounds like a recipe for disaster. Why gamble like that?

01.08.2025 18:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A (Sober) Reflection on a Decade of Ethereum It's not just about protocols. Nothing is inevitable.

Wrote about my feelings about Ethereum a decade later. Not entirely happy with where the crypto space has gone in general. We need more cypherpunk and we need people to just, be better.

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01.08.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Sunday Edition #8 - Translations and Ekphrastic Writing on Digital Art Also: Mario Kart World's Impeccable Soundtrack, Paddington 2, and new Tame Impala

Latest Sunday Edition is out. Translations and Ekphrastic Writing on Digital Art. Enjoy!

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27.07.2025 12:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #7 - Solaris (1972) vs Solaris (2002) Also: AI 2027, Marriage, and the new White Lies single

Sunday Edition #7 - Solaris (1972) vs Solaris (2002)

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20.07.2025 14:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Edition #6 - Modifying and Generating Memories Also: More California, Copyleft, and NYC Congestion Pricing Success

Sunday Edition 6: On Modifying Memories. sceneswithsimon.com/p/sunday-edi...

13.07.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yip. Unfortunately

09.07.2025 16:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0