the ~internet~
we’re all rotting and i need a breath of fresh air
the ~internet~
be your own algorithm
youtube.com
This excerpt from David Foster Wallace’s interview in 2003 ties perfectly to my essay about the eerie relevance of his ideas
Brock Covingtonsubstack.com- YouTube
youtube.comThe digital age is transforming not just what we know, but how we think. He argues that the internet has trained us to expect instant answers, that we don’t sit with ideas or think deeply anymore.
thedigitalmeadow.substack.com • Why Do We Crave Useless Knowledge?
Every Time You Post to Instagram, You’re Turning on a Light Bulb Forever
Arthur Holland Micheltheatlantic.com
And anyway, here’s the truth: nobody cares about your life. They really don’t. I’m sorry but they watch your fireworks story for half a second. They hover over your selfie and then swipe to someone else’s. They skip through the concert you posted. They look at your life and immediately think about theirs. The people who actually care are the ones
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I was talking to a younger friend about this a while back—your Internet presence is increasingly more valuable than your real-life presence. Which is weird and dystopian and I don’t really know how to think about it. But it’s true, and I think people who are like, I don’t need the Internet , don’t understand the extent to which much of the
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