dreaming of a better internet
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dreaming of a better internet
Rick Rubin’s new platform that curates inspiring / inspirational people and their stories and their creations. Something very “sublimey” about it.
this was incredibly thoughtful reporting on the future of media
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
... See moreFolkert Gorter • Clippings by Folkert Gorter
I am so, deeply, truly uninterested in reaction (which is why I don’t read the comments on my public Instagram account). But I am so curious about response: the mysterious sacred moments when we are compelled into action (often unwitnessed by others) or invited into new ways of thinking.
It’s the difference between seeing a painting through a... See more
It’s the difference between seeing a painting through a... See more
Mari Andrew • A Life Without Instagram
“if we’re setting out to change the character of technology in our lives, we ’d be wise to learn from the character of places.”*
Annika Hansteen-Izora • On Digital Gardens: Tending to Our Collective Multiplicity
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?
SEO-optimized anything needs to go away. Ads are dead. What is the new model?
While the dumb web screams, the smart web whispers
The Smart Web does exist (but it needs your support)
Love this concept of Smart Web