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the internet is too easy to traverse. interactions are meaningless and unmemorable.
we need to bring back slow loading , non-optimised janky websites with niche topics that are bursting with personality and created by real people.
friction adds meaning to interactions. forces us to consider whether an action is worth taking and thus making us put more care into said actions.
May 22, 2024
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I love when shit BREAKS. CRASHES. IMPLODES. when I was younger the internet took hours to boot up. It was a day long event to look up /a/ Or /x/. let the internet die already
Feb 13, 2024
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it makes me think about everything i do and if it is really worth it
Jan 12, 2025
Going online used to be an activity you sat down to and then could get up and walk away from. Now it’s some kind of panopticon that we’re connected to almost 24/7 that requires our constant availability and can demand our attention whenever it wants. We weren’t meant to be this online!!!!
Actual pic from my personal archives (playing Unreal Tournament with a new 3dfx graphics card circa 2000)
Feb 21, 2025
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i don't think anyone ever intends to become a recreational ornithologist. but i've noticed that it definitely creeps up on you slowly in your mid-twenties. it starts with noticing how funny pigeons are, then learning pigeon lore, and suddenly you're feeding your neighbourhood birds every morning and buying books on birds. as a child i idolised the pigeon lady in home alone 2, and i woke up this morning and realised — i AM the pigeon lady 🐦
Mar 6, 2025
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reading is a habit of building and developing your empathy and critical thinking skills. you’re forced to sit with an idea for however long you are reading it and forced to contextualise it and comprehend it within your own life and perspective. You can’t just scroll away or pause or put it on 2x speed. you have to sit with it. it’s super underrated, but genuinely I’ve made this a habit for the last year and feel like a totally different person. also you come out of it having learned something new or seeing the world in a slightly new way. I literally do not see any downsides to reading. make reading cool again! also you don’t have to do it in one big block, you can space it out — 15 mins here, 45 there — whatever works for you!
Dec 9, 2024
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our cultural obsession with being perceived as cool is a disease. its peak capitalistic/consumerist propaganda. fuck being cool. like what you like and who cares if it's cool or not. it's tiresome and we need to leave it in 2024. literally nothing gives me the ick more than people who betray themselves in an attempt to be perceived as cool by the masses. be yourself — even if it means you're 'uncool'.
Jan 3, 2025