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Every "chronically online" conversation is the same
There is something called “being chronically online” where people almost see themselves as the main character in some big game - life isn’t about other people, it’s about watching people - and they attempt to exempt themselves from criticism, live through others parasocially, and throw stones in the online arena.
Kyla Scanlon • Language, Loneliness, and AI
Today, I can barely tell anyone apart. Many of the Substacks I follow use these big, figurative words that don’t really make sense in an attempt to go viral, which on this platform means getting subscribers and notes and comments. It’s like there’s this internet language that “works” for engagement (literal language, but also sense of style, and a... See more
Emily Sundberg • The Machine in the Garden. - By Emily Sundberg - Feed Me
Seeing war footage, thirst traps, people posting meaningless travel selfies from the biggest tourist traps, reposted memes from 2015, grifters trying to sound genuine, and tons of brain rot one after the other, in the span of a minute, is definitely not what our brains love.
Twitter’s Response to the Oscars Slap Was a Predictable Cycle
Charlie Warzelnewsletters.theatlantic.com