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Collector #50

The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet: First Edition

A trilogy of essays published from 2019 through 2021 that explores why I and others feel less comfortable showing our true selves online. Reissued here with the original piece, two follow-up essays, and a podcast conversation with The Stoa exploring the concept.

Collector #54

Introducing Metalabel: First Edition

Collect the original essay, ideas, and research that inspired Metalabel, including:

— Unpublished research and thinking from May 2021 — The initial manifesto, first published in February 2022 — Further research, first published in October 2022

Preserved and collectible as a new media archive for the first time

Collector #158

After the Creator Economy : First Edition

Will we still be asking people to like and subscribe in 10 years?

"After The Creator Economy" explores constructive alternatives for the ways we produce, distribute, and monetize creative work online.

Co-edited by Austin Robey (Metalabel) and Severin Matusek (co—matter), this release preserves and digitally reissues the zine

Collector #42

On dealing with creative anxiety (digital): First Edition

A 52-page zine exploring how artists can channel their creative anxiety. Features contributions and insights from Aubrey Plaza, Melissa Broder, Anelise Chen, Jlin, Mike Rugnetta, Henry Rollins, and Nikki Sixx

Collector #41

You Don't Need a Smartphone : You Don't Need a Smartphone (Pamphlet) WORLDWIDE

This 36-page risograph-printed pamphlet is a radical & practical guide to reclaiming your life from digital technology.

Collector #21

You Don't Need a Smartphone : You Don't Need a Smartphone (Digital Edition)

This 36-page risograph-printed pamphlet is a radical & practical guide to reclaiming your life from digital technology.

Collector #10

Book of Creativity : Introduction : First Edition

This PDF is my raw longhand introduction to my English translation of Sefer Yesira, an ancient Hebrew mystical text important not just for its internal creative effect on major medieval Jewish mystics like Abraham Abulafia, but also for its seminal influence germinating the seeds of modern logic and computing with the looming Golem of AI in view.

Collector #71

The Post-Individual (Open Edition): First Edition

An exploration of individuality after the internet. The Post-Individual includes:

— The Post Individual essay — An audio recording by the author — A video introduction — Research notes, early drafts, and slides

Collector #161

On Making a Living as an Artist (Digital Edition): First Edition

In 2018, The Creative Independent published our first zine, featuring the emotional and practical wisdom of Philip Glass, Yumna Al-Arashi, Taja Cheek, and others on how to make a living as an artist. This is a digital edition of that work.

Collector #248

The Work WE Need to Do: First Edition

A Manual For Our Time — the first Hard Art Manifesto.