Digital Sociology
3 articles
The Algorithm Knew I Was Queer Before I Did: Reclaiming Identity in a Data-Driven World
Is your For You Page a mirror or a prison? I'm exploring how algorithms predict our identities before we even realize who we are, and why fighting fo…
Is your For You Page a mirror or a prison? I'm exploring how algorithms predict our identities before we even realize who we are, and why fighting for our own taste matters. A few months a…Is your For You Page a mirror or a prison? I'm exploring how algorithms predict our identities before we even realize who we are, and why fighting for our own taste matters. A few months ago, my TikTok feed started changing. It wasn't the usual shift from cooking videos to cat memes. It was deeper. ... Read full article.
Forget Digital Detox: Why Your 14-Hour Screen Time Is Actually a Flex
Digital detoxes are so 2022. Meet the screen time maximalists of 2026 who are reclaiming their digital lives and refusing to log off. Stop the shame …
Digital detoxes are so 2022. Meet the screen time maximalists of 2026 who are reclaiming their digital lives and refusing to log off. Stop the shame and embrace the glow. For years, we hav…Digital detoxes are so 2022. Meet the screen time maximalists of 2026 who are reclaiming their digital lives and refusing to log off. Stop the shame and embrace the glow. For years, we have been told that our phones are the enemy. We have been lectured by wellness influencers about the virtues of ... Read full article.
RIP to the Typo: Is Instagram's New Edit Button Killing Digital Chaos?
Instagram finally lets us edit comments! It is a win for perfectionists, but are we losing the raw, hilarious honesty of the accidental typo? Let's d…
Instagram finally lets us edit comments! It is a win for perfectionists, but are we losing the raw, hilarious honesty of the accidental typo? Let's dive into the end of an era. For years, …Instagram finally lets us edit comments! It is a win for perfectionists, but are we losing the raw, hilarious honesty of the accidental typo? Let's dive into the end of an era. For years, we lived in a digital wild west. You would spend ten minutes crafting the perfect witty comeback to a friend’s ... Read full article.