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In the Next Era of Social, Build Rituals, Not Habits
- This isn’t the same kind of attention we give to our Instagram and TikTok feeds. It is a ritualised form of intentional presence directed to a shared sense of meaning and history.
As a result, our digital commons has become commoditised and overrun by the cult of self. When we shout ‘listen!’ on social media, we are demanding that others ‘Listen to... See morefrom Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It by Alexander Beiner
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Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It
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- We need ritual technology. Technology designed for ritual use.
Why? Most of the software we use daily is designed to engagement-max. Social media feeds, loot boxes, compulsion loops, gang gang yes yes yes ice cream so good. You’re caught in a feedback loop with the algorithm, and you are the squishiest part of that loop.
Ritual technology operates on... See morefrom Ritual Technology by Gordon Brander
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