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Definitely an entertaining read, so in that matter it "won" its place here. Now in regards to the actual content I am torn. On one hand you could say he is bor
by v4dok 4y ago
Definitely an entertaining read, so in that matter it "won" its place here. Now in regards to the actual content I am torn.
On one hand you could say he is bored, bitter, "old" dude who is tired from keeping up with the advancements and declares the end of progress.
On the other hand, you could argue that there is some genuine insight there. Internet is not an internal part of being a human. I even subscribe to the idea that it many ways it goes against being a human (social and physical detachment, desensitized emotions). And in the end of the day, no matter what is said and done on the internet, our existence is primarily physical.
Maybe the internet will not die, but maybe there is a regression to the mean. It feels like the excitement of the "digital self" is past its peak and people are slowly re-discovering that offline life is "cool again". Or if not "cool" a necessary plane to exist in order to effect changes. I think the Floyd example was on point; change happens on the street, not online. The stakes are simply not high enough there.
- Karrot_Kream 4y agoI guess I think very differently from the author and you. I fundamentally see "online" and "offline" parts of the world as two parts of the same whole with fading distinction. The offline is the online; the online is the offline. The Floyd protests were significantly organized on social media and activist discourse happened all over social networks. Some people will spend more time online than offline, some the opposite, just like some folks spend more time playing sports or reading books. That doesn't mean they engage in separate lives, though probably do have different circles of community and friends.
- woojoo666 4y agoI think the same way. Online and offline are just different mediums of communication, of experience. Each has their own advantages, and their own UX, and thus there is a place for both of them. Well at least until we get true matrix-style simulation, after which the offline world becomes a subset of what's possible in the online world.
- twic 4y ago> Definitely an entertaining read, so in that matter it "won" its place here. Now in regards to the actual content I am torn. Sam Kriss takes some getting used to. He is definitely someone you read for the ride, not the propositional content. A rollercoaster, not a freight train. This is my favourite piece of his: https://theoutline.com/post/1249/what-happens-when-you-stare-at-the-sun https://theoutline.com/post/1249/what-happens-when-you-stare...