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What We Discovered on ‘Deep YouTube’
The video site isn’t just a platform. It’s infrastructure.
We’ve Forgotten How to Use Computers
The mouse is sorely missed.
Air Jordan Is Finally Deflating
The brand’s rise and fall, and rise and fall again
It’s Just a Water Bottle
No one can truly explain the Stanley cup.
I Will Not Thumbs-Up Your Email
Emoji, tapbacks, and thumbs-ups were devised to spare your time and attention. Now they’ve become a chore.
Don’t Talk to People Like They’re Chatbots
AI could make our human interactions blander, more biased, or ruder.
You Will Miss the Pizza Delivery Driver
DoorDash has nothing on old-school delivery workers.
The Internet Is Being Ruined by Bloated Junk
Sites such as YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter used to be defined by short content. Not anymore.
Substack Was a Ticking Time Bomb
The platform seeded its own content-moderation crisis.
ChatGPT’s FarmVille Moment
The immediate future of generative AI looks a bit like Facebook’s past.