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#162: Minimum Viable Self
Two decades ago, before social media existed, Zygmunt Bauman articulated a perfect description of how it would soon shape our behavior and frame our…
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Microtrends at the End of the World
Fight entropy with cultural commentary
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The Amazonification of Public Space
Hanging out is a luxury good
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Microdosing Life
Books are a vibe whether we read them or not
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Slopify Wrapped
In the future you'll know nothing and like it
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Non-people, Non-places, Non-things
The NPC, or non-player character, is a concept from video games that has become a useful, or at least amusing, metaphor for real world behavior.
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Falling Asleep with the TV On
You can try to log off but the slop will follow you
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Group Chat City
Running clubs are the new speakeasies
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Downward Is Heavenward
You're always online even when you're not
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In Praise of Slow Motion
As technology evolves, the journey and the destination have converged
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The Post-Work City
Cities feel like theme parks and so does the internet
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The Internet's Meaning Crisis
Parasocial media is a response to excessive irrelevance
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