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The Internet

Four dirty c-words and memes as shared language

An essay written by Paul Jun, “The Four Dirty C-Words of the Internet” and Memes as shared language and the conduit through which beliefs are transmitted.

Social Media, Video

Facebook whistleblower and Squid Game

The global appeal of Squid Game and the possibility of supposedly niche cultural entertainment going viral and The importance of Frances Haugen, the latest Facebook whistleblower, coming forward to testify about the need for social media platform regulations.

Crypto, Social Media

Blockchain video games and TikTok captions

Star Atlas, a space-fantasy RPG built on the Solana blockchain, that indicates the promising possibilities of funding game development through digital asset ownership and The prevalence of captions on TikTok and how the use of captions signals considerations of design and inclusion.

Apparel, Fashion

The Comme des Garçons strategy and the continued rise of digital fashion

The Comme des Garçons and Dover Street Market brand-development division called Dover Street Market Paris that is similar to an incubator for emerging brands and Digital fashion as seen in how Farfetch recently seeded influencers their latest lines of clothing via digital fashion items.

Education, Industry, The Internet

Good critiques and overcoming Web3 bias

What makes a critique good as well as how to give and receive feedback well and Overcoming Web3 bias in the context of understanding paradigm shifts.

Brands, Culture

“Existence dissonance” at Nike

A single topic inspired by “Nike’s End of Men” by Ethan Strauss and Nike’s values (whether internal or what they project to the public), target audience, and marketing strategies.

Music, Sustainability

Climate crisis responsibility and Kanye West’s DONDA

The illusory nature of tech solutions for the climate crisis as well as personal responsibility in the face of it and The artistic merit of the release of Kanye West’s DONDA.

Fashion, Technology

Rational thinking and the tech/fashion relationship

The attraction to and difficulty in thinking rationally and The awkward relationship between tech and fashion.

Sports, Technology

Creative writing with language AI and sexism in women’s athletic uniforms

“Ghosts” by Vauhini Vara, a creative writing piece written with the assistance of the language AI GPT-3 and Sexism and double standards in sports as seen in recent discussions around uniform requirements in women’s sports.

Social Media, The Internet

The rise of curators and “genuinfluencers”

The factors that lead to the prominence of curators and curation and The trend, as WGSN calls it, of “genuinfluencers”, who interact with their audiences differently and share content that is a departure from the traditional influencer fare.