We Love the Internet 2022/23: The Woes of being addicted to streaming edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• People are getting tired of the ‘TikTok music formula’
• Why advertising will never die
• The Obsessive World of Digital Music Collectors
• An Eater Critic’s Night Out With a TikTok Food Influencer
• It’s Time to Bring Back the AIM Away Message
• Summer Blockbuster Season Is in Full Swing — On Television

Reference points:

• 48+ ways you can do something about the news
• Five things I’ve learnt about horizon scanning

Longer reads:

• The Woes of Being Addicted to Streaming
• How GDPR Is Failing
• What’s Up Next at Netflix?
• The Surreal Case of A CIA Hacker’s Revenge
• The Daily Wire Spent Thousands of Dollars Promoting Anti-Amber Heard Propaganda
• Substack’s founders dive head first into the culture wars
• The Woes of Being Addicted to Streaming

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• We tracked what happens after TikTok songs go viral
• Sneaking Up Egypt’s $58 Billion Skyscraper
• I bought a York City turnstile at auction. It’s the best £300 I’ve spent
• Exceptionnelle démo de beatbox par MB14
• Cast of The Good Place react to Season 1 Finale Ending
• I Built a Secret Tiny Cabin that has Wood Stove Heating
• My supercut tribute to video stores

Things to look at/read:

• The Incredible Shrinking Car Dealership
• Why do action figures all look like they’re jerking off?
• The rise of the corporate emo
• Brittney Griner And The Labyrinth Of Wrongful Detainment
• Why Fangirls Scream

Animal corner:

• Having a sister is the worst
• Dinner time with the gorillas
• My favourite video ever
• Very smart

Tweets of the week:

• Prince George looks like he’s sending Louis on with five minutes to go to try get a winner, while William gives him the instructions.
• He helped them move all their amps and stuff
• my mom just ended my life
• Academia changes a man…
• I SAID we supposed to be saving our money!!!
• They are them
• what’s wrong babe? you haven’t touched your shrekfast yet

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• American Rasputin
• Even if you beat me
• Atomic Bombast: ‘Wu-Tang Forever’ and the Apex of the Most Monumental Rap Group of All Time
• The audacity of despair

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