Are you Face or are you Hands?

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View in browser  |  Your newsletter preferences  04.30.23 So Your Kid Wants to Be a Twitch Streamer For a change of pace in this week's Longreads newsletter, we're recommending you take a short walk with Paul Ford and his 11-year-old son, who recently said he wants to be a video game streamer. In Ford's recollection of the conversation that followed—which may not be entirely faithful to reality—he grew a Socratic beard and engaged his beloved offspring in a thoughtful dialog about brand relationships, transaction monetization, undersea server farms, the future of machine learning, Luigi's Mansion 3, and the crucial question that any streamer must confront: Are you Face or are you Hands? —Anthony Lydgate | Features Editor READ THE FULL STORY You Might Also Like The Quest for Longevity Is Already Over BY MATT REYNOLDS | 7-MINUTE READ Studying people who live well beyond the age of 100 could reveal the secret to living longer, healthier lives. But the statistics tell another story. Who Will You Be After ChatGPT Takes Your Job? BY STEPHEN THOMAS | 7-MINUTE READ Generative AI is coming for white-collar roles. If your sense of worth comes from work—what's left to hold on to? Hacker Group Names Are Now Absurdly Out of Control BY ANDY GREENBERG | 5-MINUTE READ Pumpkin Sandstorm. Spandex Tempest. Charming Kitten. Is this really how we want to name the hackers wreaking havoc worldwide? The Andy Warhol Copyright Case That Could Transform Generative AI BY MADELINE ASHBY | 8-MINUTE READ The US Supreme Court's upcoming decision could shift the interpretation of fair use law—and all the people, and tools, that turn to it for protection. A Fatal Bear Attack Fuels a Fight Over Rewilding BY TRISTAN KENNEDY | 6-MINUTE READ The death of a jogger in northern Italy has turned the reintroduction of bears into a fraught political issue. This Episode Is Nuts BY WIRED STAFF | 24-MINUTE READ This week on the Gadget Lab podcast, we invite WIRED's head of research Zak Jason to describe his descent into the weird world of testicle sprays, bag balms, and men's wellness products. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. Includes the print edition plus editor in chief Gideon Lichfield's column, System Update. Subscribe now. Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions