Shivangi Maurya
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Shivangi Maurya
Are You Experiencing Posting Ennui?
newyorker.com
It talks about how posting on social media feels exhausting. it feels like it doesn't really matter or makes zero relevancy what you post. Surprisingly, even before posting or external criticism, we stop ourselves from posting any content because we think it doesn't make any relevancy in other people's life. But the irony is social media was never introduced as making sense for other people. It was always defined as 'your voice' in the first place. But no one is interested in posting 'their voice' now.
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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