Where Did You Go? 🧳

An unbundling of online social spaces and a retreat to the cozy web, which has resulted in a blossoming of niche creative communities

Lately, I’ve been less interested in these web-discovery projects. Maybe we don’t need more libraries but more people who go to libraries—or zine fairs, independent bookstores, conventions, etc. In other words, maybe we need fewer websites randomly taking you to another website but more people seeking what inspires them. Spencer Chang and I wrote a... See more

I was walking the dog this morning and I was reflecting on how the things we build on the digital world seem to mirror what we build on the physical one. Big social media platforms are the metropolis: dense, busy, chaotic. They’re the place that never sleeps and there’s always something new going on. Something new to see, something new to do. You’l... See more