dreaming of a better internet
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dreaming of a better internet
iUnlock doors with it.
iMeet lovers through it.
iOrder food with it.
iSummon cars with it.
iEven meditate with it.
Apple designed the iPhone too well.
So well that there is now an entire market for phone jails , tiny prisons we buy to lock our phones away from ourselves.
In the pursuit of perfection, Apple may have created one of the defining dilemmas of... See more
iMeet lovers through it.
iOrder food with it.
iSummon cars with it.
iEven meditate with it.
Apple designed the iPhone too well.
So well that there is now an entire market for phone jails , tiny prisons we buy to lock our phones away from ourselves.
In the pursuit of perfection, Apple may have created one of the defining dilemmas of... See more
Strangers Magazine
to be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing.
kyla scanlon • The Ozempicization of Everything
When you say that the status quo draws people toward more individuated, personality-driven work, what do you think is causing that, both culturally and mechanically?
Platforms in general make you focus on individuals. And then the shifts in platforms and algorithms mean your visibility is suppressed if you share links. I want to share other... See more
Platforms in general make you focus on individuals. And then the shifts in platforms and algorithms mean your visibility is suppressed if you share links. I want to share other... See more
Elan Ullendorff • Anti-viral with Alicia Kennedy
the domino meme (courtesy of visakan, i’m pretty sure)
Decline of organic user engagement on Twitter due to fear, harassment, and rising content professionalization creating barriers to posting
TRANSCRIPT
You've been blogging a little bit. You mentioned at one point I assume you were there and saw it a deck that got passed around on Twitter Yeah pre Pre saying no one posting anymore The number of people posting is declining and declining and the theory was by 2030 if this trend continues there will be no new user-generated content. It was
... See moreAs with Trump’s shock jock politics, it’s up to us not to take the bait. We do not have to publicly denounce every incendiary ad, particularly when it comes from an anonymous poster or tiny seed startup. Instead of quote-tweeting, you can mute and ignore. Often, dis- engagement is the best way to waste the master-baiters’ time and money.
Jasmine Sun • don't take the bait
disengagement is the best way to waste the master baiters time and money
What’s your first memory of the internet?
Iconic dial-up tone aside, the internet has transformed into something very different from how many of us remember it.
The silver lining?
With radical, unwavering hope, we can all positively impact the future of... See more
instagram.comOne woman described the world today as “scam or be scammed” — a phrase that got murmurs of agreement. As people talked about their jobs, school, AI, and clout-chasing, the scam or be scammed idea kept returning