dreaming of a better internet
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dreaming of a better internet
There seems to be this general dissatisfaction with the internet from users, but there doesn't seem to be any real change in making the internet more fun. Do you see it getting better?
Embedded • How Taylor Lorenz Went From Tumblr Queen to Internet Historian
Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
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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
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Realistically, though, I won’t quit Twitter until it shuts down completely. It’s habit. It’s sense memory. It’s compulsion
Embedded • My Internet: Kaitlyn Tiffany
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.
don't take the bait
disengagement is the best way to waste the master baiters time and money
That private platforms such as Amazon’s Twitch, Twitter and Facebook now constitute the digital equivalents to public spheres is as much a political failure as one of our collective imagination.