dreaming of a better internet
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dreaming of a better internet
There is a healthy way to talk to each other that inspires, informs, empowers, and brings people together.
Be part of a better internet
The Social Media Death Spiral
open.substack.com
my goal is simply to create a space to wander around
Morgan Harper Nichols • A Necessary Imagination
I am going to make the argument that the predominant form of the social web — that amalgam of blogging, Twitter, Facebook, forums, Reddit, Instagram — is an impoverished model for learning and research and that our survival as a species depends on us getting past the sweet, salty fat of “the web as conversation” and on to something more timeless, i... See more
Mike Caufield • The Garden and the Stream: A Technopastoral
the ascent of Bluesky. The decentralized social network hit 15 million users last week, and claimed the no. 1 spot on the App Store, above ChatGPT and TikTok. At time of writing, it still held that spot, all thanks to users fleeing Musk’s X-né-Twitter, the introduction of some good and innovative features, and the refreshing sense that someone is a
... See moreBrian Merchant • Bluesky's Success Is a Rejection of Big Tech's Operating System
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.
one year of independence
If you’re posting on social media or any platform with an algorithm, the real question is: do you work for the algorithm or are you committed to working for the people who want to go where you hope to take them?
Seth Godin • Feeding the algorithm
a beautiful passage from sublime’s innaugural zine on why language matters, in the context of building a different web.