Absurd Ideas: Vol. 2
Anti-trust funds, group chat for collective sighs, and more.
A lot of you subscribed for more absurd ideas (welcome!). So let’s get to it.
Absurd Ideas: Vol. 2, straight from my notes app:
Fashion influencer boxing league
Noise-cancelling pillows
Audiobook “still listening?” quiz
Kinko’s live-tweeting copy machine prints
Lower cost streaming plan with binge surcharges
Extreme storms named after historical villains
Melting icecap live-streams
National memorial for lost AirPods
Roomba fire extinguishers
Group chat for collective sighs
Marie Kondo for friends you’ve outgrown
Anti-trust funds where family bets against you
Clothing design for furniture
However dumb, ideas don’t just appear out of nowhere. So I thought I’d give the backstory of one (let me know if this should be a recurring bit). This one started during Fashion Week in New York, when I couldn’t help noticing how accessorized everything was.
Bags with charms. Phones with straps. Water bottles with sleeves. Sunglasses with piercings. On the subway home, I sat next to someone wearing four belts. Then I walked into my apartment and realized my furniture was… naked. We accessorize shelves, walls, and countertops without thinking, but not much else.
Seems unfair the flat surfaces get all the attention. So: clothing for furniture. Out of boredom at my studio I gave a chair sneakers, as if to help it stop sitting and finally take a walk. Next might be a crop top for the coat stand, or a tailored vest for my desk chair (severely underdressed for years).
Anyway, I’ll see you in Volume 3.




I'm good for some funds on the Roomba fire extinguisher Kickstarter