dreaming of a better internet
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dreaming of a better internet
Playful software often conjures up video games, but I don't mean that. Where I see the lack of play is in consumer software: design tools, social networks, dating apps, messengers. Borrowing from Brian Upton's The Aesthetics of Play , I'm talking about play that isn't segregated from ordinary life, “[play that's] embedded within ordinary life;... See more
XH • Internet Playgrounds
My default feed on Twitter is filled with too much snark, fear porn, and negativity. Is that a reflection of me, all of you, or a business trying to make ever increasing amounts of revenue with this product? I would literally pay for a more positive experience. And I think it would increase my faith in humanity. How much would it cost in lost... See more
Michael Seibeltwitter.comA recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that the majority of respondents would prefer to live in a world where TikTok and Instagram did not exist!
Jonah Peretti • The Anti-SNARF Manifesto
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The web has an almost infinite capacity for storage and memory yet its prevailing use is an acceleration of ephemerality. The reasons for this are complex to say the least (of which financial short term gain is probably the most prevalent). But this doesn’t mean the tendency can’t be resisted. Perhaps books as well as their online siblings could
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I think there is a mental health crisis amongst both journalists and artists, and I think that ad driven platform capitalism is largely responsible
Mat Dryhursttwitter.comour internet is bad for mental health. everyone feels this but, individuated, we comply for fear of retribution.
the practices that gave our lives purpose and meaning have been all but obliterated in search of attention
Larger, it’s a signal of what’s desired all throughout culture today: like-minded communities, decreased hostility, and just some simple good vibes.
Substack • The Rise of Low Sodium & Gentle Gaming
To reach an internet that cultivates mutual love, we have to move through the hate, pain, and existing preconceptions of what it is for and can be. We have to be able to first imagine, and then, create different possibilities for how technology can bring people together and help us create a better world.