Chris Messina Has Thoughts
Chris MessinaGet updates about my favorite apps, tech culture, and other ideas that inspire me. If you're lucky, you might hear from me every couple weeks (but not more frequently).
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Three archetypes for post‑LLM builders
I wrote a long essay following a talk I gave at AI DevCon in Brooklyn last month.
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It starts out with an anecdote about hunting ChatGPT in December 2022 and goes on to explore what I think will be necessary to thrive as code bec...
Hashtags in the Sky
Since quitting Twitter in April, I’ve become active on Mastodon, Bluesky and T2. None are perfect substitutes for Twitter (even as some aspire to be) — but the battle to define the future of the social web is often preoccupied with redefini...
A funeral for @chrismessina 🪦🥀
I’ve died digital deaths before.
The first time I died online was in 2009.
I’d outgrown “factoryjoe”, the pseudonym I’d worn since high school and decided to retire it, revealing my given name to everyone on the internet.
RIP @factoryj...
just setting up my substack notes
Oh hey! I just published my first note on Substack Notes — and will be experimenting with publishing more frequently now that Twitter is #DeadTwitter to me. Would love for you to join me there!
Here’s a preview of my thoughts on ’s recent...
The mint edition NFT episode — Today's Twitter Space at 6pm PST/9pm EST
Today at 6pm PST/9pm EST I’ll be cohosting another live recording of the Techmeme Ride Home Experience podcast on Twitter Spaces. Details follow.
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We're going back down the NFT rabbit hole! 🕳️🐇
We discussed the NFT hype...
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