Grief used to have a geographical component: graveyards, living areas. Picture albums were taken off from the shelves. Grief is a part of the feed these days.For Gen Z and millennials in particular, grieving takes place on platforms intended for interaction rather than loss. For a deceased person, a birthday notification is displayed. Unexpectedly, a…
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Eco-Anxiety, Algorithms & Intimacy
Climate change is not a far-off concept to Gen Z and millennials. It is a presence that is given by algorithm every day. Ads for skincare products are intercut with wildfire imagery. Alongside relationship memes are flood maps. A dating clip smoothly fades into a melting glacier. The climate crisis is now ingrained in the…
BeReal and the Quiet Rebellion Against Digital Performance
BeReal came up with the almost novel idea that you should just show up as you are in an internet that is sculpted by filters, algorithms, and constant self-optimization. No changes. Not a stage. There are no second takes. The software asks users to share a picture taken with both the front and rear cameras…