Sublime

“It’s extractive.” Yet such is the deal that so many creators have to make to fit in to Filterworld.

These real cities still persisted, of course.

The decision about where to stay was simple. His pal from Austin, René Pinnell, who now lived in San Francisco, and his girlfriend, Selena, offered up a spare room in their small but welcoming apartment.

The space was optimized for consumption as a digital image.

TOURISM BY ALGORITHM

onerous

For decor, the identity-less apartment had a huge print of a photograph of the Brooklyn Bridge, which made me feel like I hadn’t gone anywhere after leaving New York. Even though I had selected for that kind of aesthetic, the standardization seemed excessive for one of the more physically isolated places in the world.

It’s strange to think of a “feed” existing outside of a screen, but these apps work like an algorithmic Netflix home page for physical space.