Enshittification Encroaches
When I think about moving away from the hobbled-together patchwork of social media platforms I'm on, the possibility of moving everything away from the grind of corporate shenanigans and enshittified bullshit...
House of Chaos, Episode One
So, what the heck is this? Think of it as a cross between Black Mirror and Adult Swim, or if you prefer, metamodernist solarpunk with a whiff of sardonic nihilism.…
Multimedia, Past, Present and Future
Once upon a time, CD-ROMs were the thing. "Look at all you can do! Things move! There's hi-res color and sound! It's like a movie, where you can be a…
Self-marketing as Default – a Critique
There's this sentiment about being in arts and entertainment (aka, "the culture industry", or one large corner of it) that goes like "If you don't have the time and energy…
Being an Influencer, and the Costs Therein
Https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/08/style/creator-burnout-social-media.html When I read articles like this, it's hard not to feel like the whole experiment around social media – in terms of communities, not in terms of the companies…