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The internet has also made us all acutely aware of crises in the world. We're bombarded with a firehose of information every day as algorithms amplify the most inflammatory and disturbing content. There is no going back to the pre-2016 state of ignorance that many people, especially upper middle class white people, were immersed in.
'Libbing out' is the latest irony-fueled coping mechanism
The Internet Didn’t Kill Counterculture—you Just Won’t Find It on Instagram
Caroline Bustadocumentjournal.comVCs are facing the "Big Budget Effect" that is plaguing Hollywood studios right now. In the year 2000 you had just three movies that had made $1B+. Titanic, Jurassic Park, and Star Wars Episode I. Today you have 45+ movies that have made over $1B, and some of them have made $2B+ like Avengers and Avatar.
Kyle Harrison • The Death of a Venture Fund
In Honolulu, distracted pedestrians have become such a problem that in 2018 local government had to pass legislation making it illegal to look at a screen while crossing the street; too many people were getting hurt.
Tiffany Shlain • 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
We’re also seeing a mental health renaissance in reaction to the Millennial and Gen Z mental health crisis. Companies like Headway, Real, and Pace are building better ways to access therapy and to find community.
Rex Woodbury • Welcome to the Internet: Millennial & Gen Z Ennui
