the hypernormalisation of america
Adam Curtis’ view of the world is proving surprisingly accommodating to where we stand now. But the heart of the matter remains a more familiar one
jeremy
COVID’s other long shadow
Covid’s longest legacy may be the addiction and poor education of a lost generation of school children in emerging economies.
engagement’s battleground has shifted to groups
Facebook is serious about building out its Groups platform. Why?
a solution to facebook: regulation, yes, but also a simpler tech
The future of social networks lies in simpler technology, not (just) in regulation, and definitely not in more complex technology.
the digitally ass-backwards age
We’re living in a digitally ass backwards age, where everything you do of commercial monetary value is retained, amazingly easy to recover and commercially mined at mind-boggling speed, but everything else — photos, an SMS, an email you sent to someone last week, the deed to your house — is lost in the muddle of that drive an inch or two from your finger tips.