Ben Cuan
@bencuan
trying to understand the internet
Ben Cuan
bencuan.me
in 2020, sho shibuya started painting sunrises over the front page of the new york times. stuck in his brooklyn apartment, the news felt heavy, so he looked to the sky. it became a daily ritual: cover the chaos with calm gradients. erase the headlines with a little bit of nature. https://t.co/ZfUUeDPVoB
Listening is a neglected social skill. But I know that an even more neglected social skill is candor.
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
🚨This is the trap that social media, and by extension all of us, are in:
📈Toxicity drives use. Lowering toxicity drops ad sales (if you are ad supported) & engagement (even if you are not)
📉Toxicity spreads like a disease. It turns regular users toxic & makes networks awful
📈Toxicity drives use. Lowering toxicity drops ad sales (if you are ad supported) & engagement (even if you are not)
📉Toxicity spreads like a disease. It turns regular users toxic & makes networks awful
Noah Smith • The internet wants to be fragmented - by Noah Smith The internet wants to be fragmented
"I wanted to be a writer not a content creator"
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