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the life and death of online platforms

piece that explores our collective relationship with algorithmically driven platforms and theorizing why non-algorithmically driven platforms haven't caught on yet (PI.FYI mentioned ‼️). some of the references and moments in the writing style makes this article feel hollow and generic, but the overall conceit is engaging. also this article (and the general public alike) keep saying tumblr is dead but tumblr is very alive for me personally. "Just kidding. There is no pure place: we crave the end because it seems cleaner on the other side. We all live,and have always lived, in the muck—even and especially after death. Download the niche app, participate in the empty-ish forum. Labor to make the experience you want. Labor to animate a human internet."

@veggiedumpling

Mar 6, 2024

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true-ish grit

this article really captivated me about 8 years ago when it came out. i was still in college on my sociology bullshit and was extremely interested in the tactile changes the internet was bringing, especially to cities (i was also in the midst of a rust belt obsession so really couldn't have been more tailored to me). a lot of what is in this article has been discussed to death in the time since, but i re-read it recently after a visit to troy new york (the main subject) and found it a really interesting relic of the 2016 internet landscape AND a worthwhile reflection of what the author was predicting and how much of it came true. and all of it is still very relevant, just swap instagram with tiktok

@maitai

Nov 12, 2024

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internet slang and physical touch

important discourse about internet slang and the physicality that will save us. so much more to be said on this topic but i think apps like these help us reorient the act of engaging in the zeitgeist without attempting to subordinate real life, real taste, real touch. things only bodies can experience and machines can never learn

@bodyshots

Sep 10, 2024

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being meme'd by twitter

made a joke post on substack notes that i honestly still think is pretty funny but it turns out it went whoosh right over a lot of peoples' heads, especially on twitter people thought it was serious,—and so here i am with my phone blowing up because friends and people i haven't heard from in years are just seeing it on their feeds and texting me allll about it

@briffinglue

Sep 9, 2024

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following strangers

this feels like a crazy little window of time in which everyone on this app is cool, i'd follow anybody here honestly

@briffinglue

Jan 27, 2024

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pocket bear

pocket bear pocket bear in my pocket bear

@briffinglue

Sep 17, 2024