internet natives and their pathologies

[Clinamenic]

While I do suspect there are plenty of other examples in history when the technological aspects of our world outpace the comprehension of the adults currently occupying it, I am unable to think of an example where such an outpacing seemed so accelerative.

 

[Clinamenic]

But then again, in 100 years we may look back on AI as being more palpably/obviously influential than the internet, or at least more existentially pertinent,

 

[shakahislop]

But then again, in 100 years we may look back on AI as being more palpably/obviously influential than the internet, or at least more existentially pertinent,

or possibly my art exhibition, its hard to say

 

[luka]

the internet seems to foster in a minority of people a need to assimililate all human knowledge. Third & Stan being the examples we are all famlilar with

 

[wild greens]

The worst thing about the Internet are people who like to talk about the internet

 

[wild greens]

Oh wait till I tell you about this new advancement of web3 protocol and how the blockchain is going to change the way your small time tiling firm is going to interact with social media forever

Who are you i am having a piss fuck off

 

[Clinamenic]

That would be me, but I have little to no interest in engaging with strangers, especially while at the urinal.

 

[version]

 

[Clinamenic]

Sheds an interesting light on why the cultural cutting edge (i.e. trends) tends away from well-covered areas.

 

[linebaugh]

feel like Ive said this a ton but re: internet self consciousness, its not just that you see images of bodies and etc. its that you see a million personality profiles exactly like yours and theyre not even hard to find. Some find comfort in this but it can also make you feel un special, especially if you've curated your personality around what you thought was outside the pack

 

[version]

feel like Ive said this a ton but re: internet self consciousness, its not just that you see images of bodies and etc. its that you see a million personality profiles exactly like yours and theyre not even hard to find. Some find comfort in this but it can also make you feel un special, especially if you've already curated your personality around what you thought was outside the pack

Corpsey felt like this when he realised there were other people out there who liked porn and Call of Duty.

 

[linebaugh]

I dont know if third does this exactly but its precisely the mechanism that causes people to say kys if they find out you listen to a a jungle mix that 3 other people have also heard before

 

[luka]

feel like Ive said this a ton but re: internet self consciousness, its not just that you see images of bodies and etc. its that you see a million personality profiles exactly like yours and theyre not even hard to find. Some find comfort in this but it can also make you feel un special, especially if you've curated your personality around what you thought was outside the pack

And then, again we've said all these things before a million times, it makes people perform the most ludicrous contortions in an attempt to find a previously unexpressed opinion, taste-profile, hot take, political position....

 

[luka]

I dont know if third does this exactly but its precisely the mechanism that causes people to say kys if they find out you listen to a a jungle mix that 3 other people have also heard before

Kys?

 

[linebaugh]

Kys?

internet slang for kill yourself

 

[luka]

Lmao

 

[Clinamenic]

feel like Ive said this a ton but re: internet self consciousness, its not just that you see images of bodies and etc. its that you see a million personality profiles exactly like yours and theyre not even hard to find. Some find comfort in this but it can also make you feel un special, especially if you've curated your personality around what you thought was outside the pack

Fear Of Being Ordinary, the complement to Fear Of Missing Out. The former drives you away from the pack, the latter with.

 

[luka]

"We have already induced moral mutation in the species"

 

[linebaugh]

The stuff Lasch's Angry Ghost is always tweeting about, the synchronisation of emotions, is huge too. Everyone being switched onto the plight of Afghanistan through their feeds for a week or so.

I have trouble articulating this thought but theres zones of emotional tension manufactured around certain subjects that goad people into ridiculous takes to justify emotions they believe originating from within themselves. Eg. im sure weve all felt strange criticizing covid handling procedures in irl conversations even though on an intellectual level we know were saying nothing wrong.

 

[linebaugh]

I think understanding that emotions are as much an external force as internal is an unreachable limit for mass groups, at least in the west