
The Real Divorcees of Facebook Marketplace

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Alexander Beiner • Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It
“We feel attachment to the ephemeral heart that appears in our notifications,” she says. “The reason why people are saying they don’t want to own NFTs is not because they don't see the value of virtual things; it’s that they don’t like what’s out there, and they don’t see themselves reflected in it.” (Daisy Alioto)
Friends with Benefits (FWB) • In the Future of Fashion, Everyone Gets Paid
In his book The Life of Things, the Love of Things, Italian philosopher Remo Bodei traces the role of objects in society over time. “It is evident that the value of the use and exchange of objects today has partially given way to their transformation into simulacra or their exhibition as mere status symbols,” he says. What separates an object from ... See more
Kyle Chayka • 10 Lessons for Crypto Media: Dirt’s Year in Review
For Benjamin, the importance of collecting stemmed from its endurance and persistence, a longterm commitment that the collector makes to the collection. “A collector’s attitude toward his possessions stems from an owner’s feeling of responsibility toward his property,” he wrote in his library essay. Benjamin would have detested the era of algorithm... See more
Essay: The digital death of collecting
