Van Newman
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techno-critical writer / dystopian studies hobbyist / idea guy
Van Newman
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Even as a Millennial, I very much have a mental illness rooted in toxic thinking facilitated by social media. How I feel about my body and my work and my personality is entirely through the lens of how I imagine I’m being perceived by strangers online.
Kate Lindsay • What it looks like to leave social media
The Energetics of Love: How I Went from Dysfunctional to a Secure Relational Dynamic
Sarah Faith Gottesdienermoonstudio.substack.com
Quantum Listening by Pauline Oliveros
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should we be giving more or less of ourselves to the internet?
This question varies in levels of magnitude from one generation to the next. generation Z, inadvertently birthed into the norms of a life spent entirely plugged in, typically uphold a streamlined subconscious of online intentionality while millennials, straddling vague memories of life... See more
This question varies in levels of magnitude from one generation to the next. generation Z, inadvertently birthed into the norms of a life spent entirely plugged in, typically uphold a streamlined subconscious of online intentionality while millennials, straddling vague memories of life... See more
Joanna Kyte • Should we be giving more or less of ourselves to the internet?
I’m reminded of the words of sci-fi author Ursula K. Le Guin: “We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.” Of course, it was also noted by philosophers Fredric Jameson and Slavoj Žižek that “It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.” Such a statement displays the narrative
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Y2K – HarperCollins
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