Instagram’s small-c conservative aesthetic
The “old-money” influencers sell users a fantastical vision of their future.
By
Social Media
Latest in
Social Media
The inattention pandemic
The tyranny of social media has made us all minor celebrities: exhausted and narcissistic.
By
In defence of MrBeast
The YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson is seen as either a great philanthropist or an embodiment of the greed and narcissism of…
By
How rotted is your brain?
Smartphones play a complicated role in our lives, but the conversation about them exists in black and white.
By
Social media was never ethical
As Donald Trump returns to office, Meta will allow more “insulting language” and remove fact-checking. Is anyone really surprised?
By
How 4chan became the home of the elite reader
The left is losing its grip on the literary realm.
By
Mark Zuckerberg’s fake internet empire
The plan to swamp Facebook with non-human accounts will change social media forever.
By
Causing a stink: reflections on my viral PhD
Not all academics want their work to reach a public audience, but I do.
By