
The Twittering Machine

there are three cultural ‘roles’ that people are commonly divided into, namely ‘producer’, ‘participant’, and ‘observer’. In recent years, as social media has taken over so much of our social lives, the role of cultural participant feels as if it’s fading away. Herded into the opposing camps of producer and observer, we feel increasingly under pres... See more
Q̾u̾i̾c̾k̾ ̾F̾i̾r̾e̾: Creation anxiety
S: random internet denizens were somehow producing more insightful commentary on pretty much every matter than highly credentialed experts and capital-heavy institutions. My question to you is: how is this possible?
E: One of the main things, is that these curated, establishment discourses promoted by the algorithms and sustained by mains... See more
Eugyppius • Visions of A New World: My Interview With Eugyppius
This imbalance induces a state of passivity: We consume what the feeds recommend to us without engaging too deeply with the material. We also adapt the way we present ourselves online to its incentives.
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
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