We Love the Internet 2021/15: The Non-fungible Taylor Swift edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• Non-Fungible Taylor Swift
• “It’s Not Cancel Culture — It’s A Platform Failure.”
• Why We’re Freaking Out About Substack
• China Has Closed Down 12,000-Plus Internet Cafes Since 2020
• You Probably Don’t Remember the Internet

Reference points:

• How the New York Times A/B tests their headlines
• Revealed: the Facebook loophole that lets world leaders deceive and harass their citizens
• Search movies, actors, directors or key words
• Researching streaming retention

Longer reads:

• What data can’t do
• The soul of Bravo

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• Teenager Can ‘Delay’ Her Voice
• Man Born Without Collar Bones Can Clap His Shoulders
• Trucks without brakes

Things to look at/read:

• The rise and fall of Canary Wharf
• 14 Experiments Gone Wrong

Animal corner:

• Two Dogs Play Tetherball
• “I don’t like who I am at work.”
• A dog went missing last night & owner was advised to put item of clothing down where it became lost (for the scent).

Tweets of the week:

• Mate you could’ve done that at home hahahahaa
• I think I found a perfect place for Spongebob.
• Retweet to scare NFT owners
• A solid start to the new reality of outdoor dining in Cranleigh this morning.
• 2 hr Movie 10 hr TV series
• My dating profile:
• Tiktok is gold
• Half of the heroes in the MCU seem to have PhDs that they’re not using. The whole franchise is a story about the academic employment crisis.

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• The DMX Syllabus
• Slimy, smuggled, and worth top dollar: Can one Maine entrepreneur break into the crime-ridden global market for eel?
• The Identity Hoaxers

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