the ~internet~
we’re all rotting and i need a breath of fresh air
the ~internet~
But like, the internet used to be a place! Or at least it was for me. I love how the internet exposes the weird and funny things about being a person alive in the world. TikTok is especially good at that. But I do think the internet used to be a lot weirder. Certainly more specific. It used to be a place you’d go for a specific interest. Now it is... See more
Charlie Warzel • How to Leave an Internet That’s Always in Crisis
the internet actually did use to be a place - it was limited to the family desktop, and we could walk away from it and leave it behind — how freeing
10 things to do instead of doomscrolling
youtube.comI’ve been fascinated with how the Internet can be used to form beautiful ephemeral moments of connection with the most unexpected kinds of people. This doc outlines an inquiry into how we create the conditions for those moments, how to cultivate and sustainably grow the intimate tiny internets we explore that protect us from the wide, scary,... See more
Spencer Chang • tiny internets: sidewalks, geocaching, and more · tiny internets
my social feeds seemed to finish their years-long transformation from a neighborhood populated with friends to a glossy condo development of brands.
Anne Helen Petersen • Culture Study | Anne Helen Petersen | Substack
How The Internet Is Rigged
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Knausgård on the internet vs experience: “The feeling is one of loss of the world.”
Naomi Xu Elegantsubstack.comThe 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