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Enshittification has only lasted for as long as it has because the internet has devolved into "five giant websites, each filled with screenshots of the other four":
Pluralistic: Tiktok's Enshittification
Cory Doctorow
Hashtags like #CancelRoseanne operate like a virtual public square in which response to racial insults are offered and debated. Memes, too, are an effective tool for dragging racism.
Race After Technology
Benjamin, Ruha
There is the music of identity, like strophic songs, that says: “You know who I am, and you can count on me being this way.” That’s wonderful in participatory situations because it encourages the audience to join in. But something like a theme and variations says: “You don’t know me completely. There’s more to find out. I’m a person who can be sad and happy and change my mind.”
Treating our relationships as theme and variations could be the most beautiful way to sustain them.
What Can Musical Variations Teach Us About Creativity?
nytimes.com
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