The garden of forking memes: how digital media distorts our sense of time
Aaron Z. Lewisaaronzlewis.comSaved by Sixian and
The garden of forking memes: how digital media distorts our sense of time
South Korean-German philosopher Byung-Chul Han has developed a useful approach to think about different ways of spending and thinking about time online. Han outlines 3 distinct understandings of time: mythical time, historical time and atomised time.
Mythical time
For Han, mythical time is a time that is full of meaning that transcends the present m... See more
Mythical time
For Han, mythical time is a time that is full of meaning that transcends the present m... See more
Stripe Partners • This month's Frame: Byung–Chul Han on how meaning makes time less fleeting
So the aftermath of the Internet exploding is inevitably going to come with ambivalent, and even bittersweet, feelings. Many of us are probably going to miss the amazing sense of connection we have with people all around the globe and the book recommendations, free recipes and gardening tips, but, to no less an extent, are probably going to be extr... See more
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How, when you curate the past, you change it. The story you tell becomes the story that’s told and everything untold is lost. It’s better than having no story at all, he supposes.
Rebekah Bergman • The Museum of Human History
1. On the internet, we are always living in the past.
The mechanics of this permanent state of retrofuturism are simple: if you have access to detailed data about the behaviour of people, editorial control over what information people receive (as social or search recommendation engines), and the means to nudge people using designed affordances then ... See more
The mechanics of this permanent state of retrofuturism are simple: if you have access to detailed data about the behaviour of people, editorial control over what information people receive (as social or search recommendation engines), and the means to nudge people using designed affordances then ... See more