dreaming of a better internet
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dreaming of a better internet
Calm Tech, Then and Now
An interview with John Seely Brown on the concept of calm technology, its origins, and its application in designing user interfaces for a more seamless and calming experience.
johnseelybrown.comNotion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
potentialapp.notion.site
Search engines — the window into the web for many people — top their results with pages containing thousands of words of auto-generated nothingness, perfectly optimized for search engine prominence and to pull in money via ads and affiliate links while simultaneously devoid of any useful information.
Social networks have become “the web” for many... See more
Social networks have become “the web” for many... See more
vis Molly White
this was incredibly thoughtful reporting on the future of media
the domino meme (courtesy of visakan, i’m pretty sure)
As 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
People who love you … sort of the original recommendation algorithm, no? My
Embedded • My Internet: Kaitlyn Tiffany
The first thing I’ve come to learn is that pursuing something as open-ended as internet reform requires intentional scoping and goal-setting. The New Internet was never a single thing. It was fractured and messily connected from the jump. This messiness was used as feedstock to accelerate its consolidation under what became the crypto industry. It... See more