Forces of Erosion
What undermines or weakens humanness
Tech effects, convenience, speed, overload, simulations
Forces of Erosion
New study shows that TikTok and Insta trap young people, who feel they MUST use the platforms because… everyone else does. But if offered the chance to PAY to have everyone in their college delete the apps, most on TikTok, and half on Insta, would pay.
Also: most students say they’d PREFER to live in a world with no... See more
Anyone else remember this photo?
I stopped going to concerts in recent years because it’s draining to stare into a sea of screens.
The excitement of making eye contact with your favourite artist. All of it lost behind hundreds of glowing rectangles.
We need more... See more
Tuğba Avcisubstack.com
Speedism is the new linguistic default.
We don’t just want our deliveries fast, we want our words, our thoughts, delivered yesterday.
'ASAP.' 'Ping me.' 'Need now.' But at what cost?
My next post will be on this!
Tuğba Avcisubstack.comA study found that using AI to write reduced the collective diversity of novel content.
A lot of the work in building Sublime has been, what do I want from the web? And personally, I want to follow my curiosity wherever it leads . Without sifting through mountains of clickbait and SEO and content designed to feed an algorithm, I want to mindfully collect the pieces of the internet that resonate with me. And I want to do this in a... See more
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We can’t address the decline in empathy without addressing the decline in attention. Empathy requires a degree of sustained focus:
Paying attention to an experience someone is sharing
Recalling experiencing a similar emotional response
Sitting with your own and... See more
Dr. Samaiya Mushtaqsubstack.comIt makes sense that constant comparison makes us unhappy. I think back to a study I read a few years ago. When passengers board an airplane and walk through first-class on their way to their seats, passengers are then more likely to engage in acts of air rage and aggression than when they board from the middle of the plane. Subtle reminders of our... See more