the ~internet~
we’re all rotting and i need a breath of fresh air
the ~internet~
I get really sad watching “how to use the internet” videos, precisely because I can still feel the glimmers of my childhood excitement about seeing other parts of the world, talking to other people, and being surprised.
But like, the internet used to be a place! Or at least it wa...
humanity is still adapting to the fact that ordinary people have broadcasting capability. cultural norms around this are still being negotiated in real time. it’s actually imo more disruptive than promethean fire; you can’t use fire to burn people on the other side of the planet
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The action items to take from this essay would therefore be threefold:
- Go outside and touch some grass . Continue to do so until the urge to open Twitter disappears.
- Double and triple down on your individuality: Know yourself enough to know what is special. Improve that for years and years. Ignore everything else. Over time this will result in a