dreaming of a better internet
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dreaming of a better internet
A 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
so @julesterpak articulated this on her tiktok (linked below)
Social media's positivity/toxicity is inherently about user intent. There's a huge difference between:
a) posting to get a reaction
b) archiving a memory that you're comfortable... See more
Nix 🕊twitter.comwhat’s at stake is not just the future of the internet, but the future of how we learn, communicate and connect; our right to shape the technology that, in turn, shapes us.
I miss the internet.
People in my profession say all the time that they can't do their jobs without Twitter, and it drives me so crazy because I think most of them are worse at their jobs because of Twitter. The reason is that Twitter, as do other forms of social media, gets you to lose control of what you care about. You lose that intentionality with your own... See more
Clay Skipper • Ezra Klein’s Formula for a Good Day Involves These Four Things
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.comwhat Yancey Strickler calls Dark Forests . According to him these are “spaces where depressurized conversation is possible because of their non-indexed, non-optimized, and non-gamified environments”.
Portable Multiplayer Miniverses • Modular and Portable Multiplayer Miniverses
