The Internet has gone from being a utopia where everything was possible to a place full of angry people obsessed with their own representation
web
culture
politics
alienation
Here is how platforms die: First, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die.
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tech
business
capitalism
The other day, I was looking for a quote in Proust, so I thought I would ask ChatGPT. Here’s how it went.
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literature
criticism
web
In 1942, at the age of ten, I received the First Provincial Award of Ludi Juveniles (a voluntary, compulsory competition for young Italian Fascists—that is, for every young Italian). I elaborated with rhetorical skill on the subject “Should we die for the glory of Mussolini and the immortal destiny of Italy?” My answer was positive. I was a smart boy.
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authoritarianism
cricism
classic
I got off the plane around midnight and no one spoke as I crossed the dark runway to the terminal. The air was thick and hot, like wandering into a steam bath. Inside, people hugged each other and shook hands … big grins and a whoop here and there: “By God! You old bastard! Good to see you, boy! Damn good … and I mean it!"
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gonzo
journalism
counterculture
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