Internet Resident
This isn’t the same kind of attention we give to our Instagram and TikTok feeds. It is a ritualised form of intentional presence directed to a shared sense of meaning and history.
As a result, our digital commons has become commoditised and overrun by the cult of self. When we shout ‘listen!’ on social media, we are demanding that others ‘Listen to... See more
As a result, our digital commons has become commoditised and overrun by the cult of self. When we shout ‘listen!’ on social media, we are demanding that others ‘Listen to... See more
Alexander Beiner • Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It
the internet isn’t some alien force that descended upon us.
It’s just us, but bigger.
It’s just us, but bigger.
Joan Westenberg • The Original Sin of Everything
Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It
Alexander Beinerbeiner.substack.com
Browsers don’t really load websites; they perform them.
johnwest • A website is a performance
Personal branding isn’t about “look at me”, it’s about “look at this”
On Idea Hoarding
otherlife.co
So why not just collect all of the ideas in Sublime, to avoid the need for having them go “viral” and then eventually link that idea to the “more complete” blog or whatever I end up writing.