The Year the Internet Died
No one noticed the exact moment it happened.
At first, it was subtle. The tweets still came. The blog posts still dropped. The comments still replied. But if you looked closely, something felt… off.
Everyone was saying something. But no one was
The Year the Internet Died No one noticed the exact moment it happened. At first, it was subtle. The tweets still came. The blog posts still dropped. The comments still replied. But if you looked closely, something felt… off. Everyone was saying something. But no one was
So, despite Sullivan’s claims to the contrary, the Internet has sucked for me in the last 10 years. Not only because I was forced to create content in a way that pleases their many rules, but because I have to compete with SEO-optimized garbage fuelled by people with deep pockets and desires for deep pockets.
However, this year, I regained more joy... See more
However, this year, I regained more joy... See more
Elizabeth TaiIn Essays • Is the Internet really broken?
Besides the infinite social media maelstrom1 and the continuously growing commercialization of the web2, we will soon have to deal with an avalanche of AI-generated content3 as well. The corners of the internet cultivated by individuals are important for its vitality and may even become critical to the very survival of a humane online ecosystem. Ot... See more
lucasdidthis

I am tired of seeing speed as a selling point.
I’ve wanted to talk about this for a long time.
I think one of the main reasons many of us feel anxious is because we have more productivity tools than ever, but these tools rarely match how we naturally want to create.
Here’s some sample headlines I've seen:
“From thought to action faster than humanly pos... See more
I’ve wanted to talk about this for a long time.
I think one of the main reasons many of us feel anxious is because we have more productivity tools than ever, but these tools rarely match how we naturally want to create.
Here’s some sample headlines I've seen:
“From thought to action faster than humanly pos... See more
sari azout • Tweet
