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What happens when the internet disappears?
As the realm of virtual information complexifies, it is increasingly difficult to collectively experience, let alone agree on concrete descriptions of events. The platforms we use to communicate often lack archival affordances, optimizing instead for the nonstop production of new content. So context collapses and signifiers empty their meaning.... See more
Libby Marrs • How to Read the Internet
The internet of 2024 looks like a sleeker version of the internet of my youth, but it is not the same place. On this internet, the magic is like poor frail Tinkerbell flailing to flap her threadbare wings under the weight of disbelief.
Finding new pocket-communities to crawl into and get lost in takes time and effort — too many corporations and
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