dreaming of a better internet
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dreaming of a better internet
Bluesky acts more like a particularly large Discord server--a place to socialize, bullshit, banter, and kill time--than it does like a proper Twitter replacement. For many people I think this is fine; I’m not sure how much the world needs a “Twitter replacement” anyway. But the distinction is still important. Part of what’s made Twitter so attracti
... See moreBrian Merchant • Bluesky's Success Is a Rejection of Big Tech's Operating System
Instead of discussing whether the internet is good or bad, I suggest we start by asking: do you want to show me your internet?
March 27 at 13:24
I suspect we humans do better with constraints; the Internet stripped away the constraint of physical distribution, and now AI is removing the constraint of needing to actually produce content. That this is spoiling the Internet is perhaps the best hope for finding our way back to what is real. Let the virtual world be one of customized content for... See more
Ben Thompson • Regretful Accelerationism
digital mindfulness exercise
listen to the way you feel in your body while using the internet.
how each website either makes you expand or contract.
let's collectively create a less profit-driven internet
Embedded • How Taylor Lorenz Went From Tumblr Queen to Internet Historian
Be part of a better internet
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