Molly
@mollyjbarth
Molly
I’ve always joked that the people who post the most about their partner and their relationship on social media are usually the least happy.
Does anyone actually even enjoy being online, all the time? When social presence turns from what it used to be (connection, community, sharing) to what it is now (self promotion, personal branding) has it lost its shine?
- But by embedding tech and social media into everyday life without fixing the inequalities that still undermine that everyday life, we’ve built a “solution” that actually highlights—and will start to reinforce—fundamental problems of inequality.
from The privilege of logging off
- my hunch is that we will see a new wave of rich gen alpha kids whose privilege would be being less online. the 'ipad baby' is a function of overworked working parents who hand over technology to kids early on for their chance at a few hours' downtime in a day because they either cannot afford day care or in the case of indians, live away from thei... See more
- Unless you’re Emma Cline and can get a $2 million book advance while posting twice a year on Instagram, you need to keep showing up, producing, and growing—or fall out of the zeitgeist. To not need to do so is a privilege, and while right now it’s one that only belongs to the handful of writers whose social-media free existence keeps my fantasy ali... See more
from The privilege of logging off
- These camouflage patterns, once designed for military concealment in wartime, now adapt to an era where clothing subtly addresses the challenges of digital scrutiny and surveillance technologies, intended to be worn constantly. After all, we are living in a time of "permacrisis."
from Don Quixote’s Modern Quest
- "Gen Zers will have a favorite influencer or set of influencers who they essentially outsource their trust to, and then they're incredibly loyal to everything that influencer is saying," says Beth Goldberg, Jigsaw's head of research. "It becomes extremely costly to fall out of that influencer's group, because they're getting all their information f... See more
from Speed Scrolling and Unschooling
- Algorithms, or at least the ones used by social media platforms, were supposed to be about discovery. But now they’re operating more like those daytime HGTV home decorating shows. “Oh, you like horses? We turned your house into a fake stable. Your dinner table is now bales of hay.”
from We're all fed up with the algorithm
- Either way, what has been lost since the era of the human search engine is the joy of a distinct voice—while we can now find out almost anything automatically, the answer won’t be delivered with warmth or flair.
from Before Smartphones, an Army of Real People Helped You Find Stuff on Google
- As Charli explores the highs and lows of womanhood, what it means to be a so-called ‘brat’ is revealed - life is messy and complicated and as a result, we roll our eyes, complain over the most trivial things, cry too much or not enough, feel hotly insecure, question everything and hold on to madness until it explodes.
from it's gonna be a brat summer