The Original Sin of Everything

The design of the Internet has us only consuming content that was created in the past 24 hours. We’re like little hamsters on the wheel, scrolling and scrolling to keep up with an endlessly unfolding feed of content that moves faster than we can. It’s a tragedy, I think. It didn’t need to be this way. The Internet could’ve led us to the greatest id... See more

The modern internet overwhelms us, disheartens us, and distracts us from what matters most. But most alarming of all, it erodes our ability to trust—in others, in ourselves, in institutions, in humanity, and in the future.