We Love the Internet 2025/29: The Are we in the post-follower era of social edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• Are We in the Post-Follower Era of Social?
• The résumé is dying, and AI is holding the smoking gun

Reference points:

• The Best Stunts of All Time, Over Nearly 100 Years of the Oscars

Longer reads:

• My Couples Retreat With 3 AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them
• What happens after AI destroys college writing?

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• The weird zombie existence of the Family Circus

Things to look at/read:

• Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new $250 ‘visa integrity fee’ — what to know

Animal corner:

• Why it spicy
• Basil, our giant anteater, is obsessed with avocado
• His emotional support plushie
• Salmon party
• Pups first bath time
• Bringing smiles one watermelon at a time
• This was out of pocket

Tweets of the week:

• How very different ’Hi-De-Hi’ could have been.
• Fantastic what
• he wearing PS2 graphics
• THIS IS BY FAR THE BIGGEST LIE IN HISTORY
• Loved him in Emmerdale
• I’m sorry but someone had to do it

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• Zero zen
• Dark Ride to the Source
• How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power

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