We Love the Internet 2025/22: The Social media is no longer social edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• Social media is no longer social
• The Most Valuable Commodity in the World is Friction
• Why Everyone Wants to Get Into the Criterion Closet
• The Made-for-TV Movie Never Died. It Just Evolved and Migrated.

Reference points:

• Clippy in action
• 11 things I hate about AI

Longer reads:

• Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• The Insane Influencer Logic That Tricked Millions of People

Things to look at/read:

• From matcha lattes to Dubai chocolate — how supermarkets fight to cope with TikTok trends
• 60-Hour Dance Sessions, Simulated Sex, and Ketamine: Inside the World of Hardcore VR Ravers
• The Hyper-Visibility of The Star Making Machine
• Pee-wee and Me

Animal corner:

• no tortoises were harmed in the making of this video
• These two are too predictable
• Rooster VS “The Spicy Tennis Ball”
• If you give a bear a watermelon
• Pumba has a lot to say
• Take your dog for a walk they said!!
• Baby bear attack

Tweets of the week:

• As well he should
• Trying to land this plane safely on the Hudson

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• The Popular Alternative
• North Korea Stole Your Job

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