We Love the Internet 2022/43: The crypto story edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• Podcasting Is Just Radio Now
• TikTok won’t stop serving me horror and death
• Jan 9th & May 24th 2007

Reference points:

• 38 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent
• How Do Americans Spend Their Money, By Generation?

Longer reads:

• The Crypto Story
• ‘Love Island UK’ Isn’t a Reality Show. It’s a Lifestyle.
• The Man Behind Netflix’s Jeffrey Dahmer Docuseries Is a True Crime Hit Factory
• What China, Marvel, and Avatar Tell Us About the Future of Blockbuster Franchises

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• What Song Are You Listening To, Montreal?

Things to look at/read:

• Fake Mr Bean Caused A Social Media War Between Zimbabwe-Pakistan In T20 World Cup
• The Only Two Seasons That Matter Now
• How America Lost Dinner
• Jan. 6 Was Just the Beginning for the Proud Boys

Animal corner:

• whipped cream race. Sam vs Lu vs Ray…
• He didn’t expect that
• Our cat protecting us from evil.
• Pig Brig in Action !

Tweets of the week:

• Imagine if they all teamed up
• Anybody want a peanut!?
• Children born in 1989, the year “Seinfeld” premiered, are now the same age as George Costanza on that show
• As someone who remembers the days of floppy disks it absolutely blows my mind that this exists
• oh, the Ant-Man trailer is out? I’m so burnt out on Marvel and their glorified cameo fest-OH SHIT
• obsessed with the occupation section of leanne battersby’s wikipedia page
• today my dad, who is still grappling with queer issues after i came out earlier this year, just referred to the LGDPR community

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• Life after lifestyle
• The Misremembered History Of The Internet’s Funniest Buzzer-Beater

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