Tag Archives: Social media

Tone Tags – the Result of Constant Bad-Faith Readings

The internet’s a tough, cynical place. You may have heard of Poe’s Law, which states [...]

The Panopticon Comes for Your Playlist

Artists can see what playlists you add their songs to on Spotify. That hasn’t really [...]

“NPC Interactions” and the Death Of Social Cues

What is An NPC? NPCs, or non-playable characters, are side characters in video games. When [...]

Digital Influencers are like Vocaloids but Worse

Polar, the New “Digital Influencer” What is a digital influencer? Essentially, a digital influencer is [...]

It is Sort Of Weird to be Watching Interrogation Footage Recreationally

But Why? It is very human to see something horrific and ask ‘why?’. Even moreso [...]

Jake Novak Wants to Be Cancelled… Just Not Like This

Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live is a pillar of American TV culture. It has [...]

The Problem of Internet Points

Upvotes. Likes. Digs. Internet points are common across the web, and used to signal agreement [...]

True Crime Isn’t Always True

With the rise of True Crime podcasts, some cases become little cultural touchstones. Beginning podcasts [...]

TikTok’s Censorship is Bad To Convey Ideas

“Unaliving” and Other Such Words TikTok started out pretty rough when it was introduced to [...]

Tumblr’s True Stories Are Stranger Than Fiction

Now that Tumblr’s back in good graces thanks to Musk’s purchase of Twitter, it’s time [...]