Is the Internet making me useless?
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Is the Internet making me useless?
God, I mean, I think capitalism has infiltrated almost everything on the internet at this point. I think the reason a lot of people are spending more time in group chats and discord servers is because it's a reaction to all of this. They want spaces to express themselves that are free from algorithms and brands.
Embedded • How Taylor Lorenz Went From Tumblr Queen to Internet Historian
The world is one big panopticon, and we don’t fully understand the implications of building a planetary marketplace of attention in which everything we do has an audience. Our work, our opinions, our milestones, and our subtle preferences are routinely submitted for public approval online. Maybe this makes culture more imitative. If you want to pro... See more
Roger’s Bacon • Fuck Your Miracle Year
If people have other ways of making money, the existing systems that create an internet that is largely about creating dissatisfaction in people so that you can sell them beauty products and self-actualization courses loses relative power.
Hank Green • Letting Users Decide Who Gets Paid
Most of the social internet has become about building an audience and connecting people to brands and influencers. It’s better understood as a performance by the top 1%, not as a way to exchange knowledge or connect people to one another.