internet surrealism
The internet used to be an escape from reality.
Now, reality is an escape from the internet.
or an entire generation, the imagination of people making the web has been hemmed in by the control of a handful of giant companies that have had enormous control over things like search results, or app stores, or ad platforms, or payment systems. Going back to the more free-for-all nature of the Nineties internet could mean we see a proliferation ... See more
Anil Dash • The Internet Is About to Get Weird Again
#1: ON SURREALISM
Why does lunacy and irreverence feel so resonant right now? One of the principles of surrealism is an expression of the absurd in order to question power and I’ve similarly noticed Gen Z quietly raging against the madness of the world with content that is surreal, weird and oft-uncomfortable.
Why does lunacy and irreverence feel so resonant right now? One of the principles of surrealism is an expression of the absurd in order to question power and I’ve similarly noticed Gen Z quietly raging against the madness of the world with content that is surreal, weird and oft-uncomfortable.
Victoria Buchanan • Vol.17: Victoria Buchanan: Surrealism, World Saving Luxury + Fractional Work
How a wall of groovy lava lamps help encrypt the internet at the 📍Cloudflare Headquaters in San Francisco. If the site you’re visiting is encrypted by cybersecurity firm Cloudflare, your activity just might be protected by nothing other than a wall of lava lamps. The company has technology that monitors the lava lamps’ random movements and translates them into code that deters hackers from accessing almost 10% of international web traffic. You might think the lava lamps would be locked away for security, but the company actually welcomes the randomness that visitors bring to the code being generated. Visitors can check out the behind the scenes action (and play a part in internet security) at their SF headquarters at 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107. #offthebeatenpath #quirky #retro #roadlesstraveled #bucketlist #greenscreen #atlasobscura #science #technology
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More recently, similar games of language and form were generated by the “Vibe Shift,” by which I mean the strange ways of writing that appeared in 2021 in places such as Remilia Corporation’s “I long for Network Spirituality” chatroom; Instagram “cellectuals” accounts, which adopt other people’s personae; schizo-affect Substack poetry blogs; Honor ... See more
Matter
surrealistic art’s original intent: to unshackle the mind's imagination and unconscious thoughts, liberating us from the oppressive boundaries of a rational reality.