internet
Tanuj and
The Great Internet Reset - Why I joined the open internet
comf.pagePreserving the Internet’s “Freewheeling Spirit” - Internet Hall of Fame
Internet Hall Of Fameinternethalloffame.org
A Blog Post Is a Very Long and Complex Search Query to Find Fascinating People and Make Them Route Interesting Stuff to Your Inbox
Henrik Karlssonescapingflatland.substack.com
My Website Is a Shifting House Next to a River of Knowledge. What Could Yours Be?
thecreativeindependent.comthecreativeindependent.com
A 21st-Century Migrant’s Essentials: Food, Shelter, Smartphone (Published 2015)
Matthew Brunwassernytimes.com
smartphones
Two things are true. First, the Internet has led to decentralization like never before. People like myself can spin up a website and a newsletter, and bypass the approval of gatekeepers. But at the same time, pop culture is more centralized than ever. From movies to music, books to video games, the most popular content garners more attention than ever. Take movies. Before the year 2000, only 25% of top-grossing movies were prequels, sequels, spinoffs, remakes, reboots, or cinematic universe expansions. By 2010, that number had climbed to 50%. Now, it’s close to 100%. The gravity of the Internet leads to centralization, but savvy media consumers can learn from a wider variety of voices than at any other point in human history