the ~internet~
we’re all rotting and i need a breath of fresh air
the ~internet~
with tiktok temporarily closed, maybe it’s time to rethink how we use the internet. imagine if instagram shut down at 9 pm, like a grocery store, or X closed at 11 pm (open late, but not 24/7).
we might all feel a little less pressure—to read, to post, to exist online all the time. maybe we’d sleep better, feel calmer,... See more
signüllx.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?
matty p on TikTok
vm.tiktok.com
I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers | Rebecca Shaw
Rebecca Shawtheguardian.com
this was an absolute riot, & for good reason. elon & co are just losers
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 ve
every.to • The Addiction Economy
be your own algorithm
youtube.comcommon ground is rediscovered in the weave of collective attention. What I saw, you heard; the breeze that you felt passed my corner as well. A joint song of place unfolds, and with it a giddy, collective sense that the world is ours
https://www.nytimes.com/by/d--graham-burnett • Powerful Forces Are Fracking Our Attention. We Can Fight Back.
