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Clubhouse voice chat leads a wave of spontaneous social apps
Large parasocial platforms transformed the internet into a hostile and impersonal place. They feed our FOMO to keep us clicking. They exaggerate our differences for "engagement". They create engines for stardom to keep us creeping. They bait us into nutritionless and sensationalist content. Humanity cannot subsist on hype alone.
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Write on the internet.
Find or create a
third place.
Pick up the phone.
Join niche interest groups.
Live, don't lurk.
Embrace candid culture.
Put people you care about on the calendar.
Don't play near black holes.
Meet people at farmers markets.
Learn to communicate.
Make wobbly things. Subscribe to local events calendars.
Learn to win friends.
Learn to feel.
Em... See more
Find or create a
third place.
Pick up the phone.
Join niche interest groups.
Live, don't lurk.
Embrace candid culture.
Put people you care about on the calendar.
Don't play near black holes.
Meet people at farmers markets.
Learn to communicate.
Make wobbly things. Subscribe to local events calendars.
Learn to win friends.
Learn to feel.
Em... See more
The Cheap Web
source: https://www.buildirl.com
Gen Z and Millennials are seeking more IRL. High end social clubs are on the rise. Flip phones are back in. We want to spend more on experiences, less on stuff. Remote work is forcing everyone to seek in-person connection and community elsewhere.
Despite this, existing social clubs are struggling to survive and not
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