Sixian

In the early days of the internet, the Web’s surface was relatively smooth and its “gravitational force” was weak. You could random walk without getting sucked into any black holes. During the 2010s, social media platforms “dug into the Web surface, dragging activities down their slopes … As a result of this magnetic-like attraction, caused by the... See more

"The question is: ‘Is the act of getting attention a sufficient act for an artist? Or is that in fact the job description?’"

Oral histories, like publications, bind people. After a conversation, all parties maintain ownership of what transpired, and they continue to hold ties to one another.

God games — made specifically to be abstract, simplified, and ambiguous — invite this sort of loss as a kind of mastery.

One holds onto an aspiration for back to normal (although the desirableness of that version of the present has come under question as well) and thinks of recent events as mere hiccups and minor diversions in the greater scheme of things.

I think an important part of imagining this version of yourself is forgetting it.