While the internet has seriously damaged democracy, it has also given rise to a series of sub-communities, each believing that their twist on the same thought is equally valid.
We’re All Living in the Outrage Cycle. This Is What It Looks Like.
Being angry on the internet, or at work, continues to be a part of our lives. However, stepping back and gazing at it, the pattern is obvious.
Wearing the Expulsion That Comes with Not Having Photos of My Kids on Social Media
As a mother in the social media age, I’m expected to share everything that my kids do or risk social expulsion. Yeah, it’s a “no” from me.
2018, the Banner Year of Toxic Fandom
Despite it growing for some time, 2018 is the year when the toxicity of fandom bubbled to the top.
The Pursuit of Online Likes Leaves Us Empty—Here’s Why
Well, it’s official. Those who are looking to ride the back of the “like” to a life of wealth and fame are wasting their time. Sorry.
In a Corporatist System of Government, Corporate Censorship Is State Censorship
Alex Jones being kicked off the air was just the most notable neck chopped in a towering wave of sanctioned censorship.
I Ran From My Abusive Husband – Social Media Found Me
I plucked up the courage to escape him, but social media was one aspect I hadn’t factored in.
This Is What Modern Propaganda Looks Like
The viral videos depicting Iranian women dancing in the street in defiance of their government is propaganda, it just looks different.
Binary Trending
Hobie Anthony examines how politics are like sports now, taking sides, and how media and algorithms have amplified the combat through quantitative trending.
Keaton Jones: The Bullied Kid That May Be a Racist Is Peak 2017
Recently, we banded together to support bullying victim Keaton Jones. The fact that he turned out to be a bully is a perfect metaphor for 2017.