An Internet the Size of a Room: Berlin Review

Back in 2014, Balaji Srinivasin wrote: An infinity of subcultures outside the mainstream now blossoms on the Internet—vegans, body modifiers, CrossFitters, Wiccans, DIYers, Pinners, and support groups of all forms. Millions of people are finding their true peers in the cloud, a remedy for the isolation imposed by the anonymous apartment complex or ... See more

The internet was where you could just go be a dork with other dorks, whether you were an anime fan or a libertarian gun nut or a lonely Christian 40-something or a gay kid who was still in the closet. Community was the escape hatch.

tiny internets is a research inquiry attempting to answer the question:

What does a more natural, soft, and quiet internet look like, one where the public spaces are actively shaped by us to not only use but live in?

And also

How do we facilitate serendipitous intimacy on the internet?

How do we make people aware that they are co-inhabiting a space

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