Severin Matusek

A concise but wide-ranging personal history of the internet from—for the first time—the point of view of the user.

‘lore’—it’s a model of knowledge that is able to interface with both reality and fiction.

Oupi Goupi proves our brainrot connects us, and it’s on a deeper level that’s inaccessible to bots, slopists, and even CEOs. It requires an understanding of a universal culture that could forever remain alien to them: meme culture.

It seems that everyone immediately knows what we’re talking about (possibly including you, the reader) but here are some examples to paint a picture:

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Whenever I asked Yarvin about resonances between his writing and real-world events, his response was nonchalant. He seemed to see himself as a conduit for pure reason—the only mystery, to him, was why it had taken others so long to catch up. “You can invent a lie, but you can only discover the truth,” he told me.

Community gallery: at the top of our Discord we host our community gallery in which we showcase visual art by our community. At the time of writing, we are featuring the art of community member Leticia Ferraz.

. It’s easily argued that AI is both a byproduct and an accelerator of capitalism. If this is the case, then is a fear of AI simply a fear of capitalism? It’s certainly easier to imagine life without the widespread use of AI than it is to imagine life outside of capitalism, because a lot more of us have experienced it firsthand.

Last month, trailblazing Chinese rapper Jackzebra told Dazed that China’s youth “don’t fuck with techno anymore” and are instead gravitating towards the “freedom and chaos” of hardstyle and hyperpop.