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An “oldie” but a goodie: defining cryptomedia. https://cryptomedia.wtf/

If you've read the dark-forest theory of the internet, Maggie has a follow-up discussing how AI impacts content generation and what could come next. Very great contrast to previous tech-optimist takes (e.g. from Mario earlier on infinite content) https://maggieappleton.com/ai-dark-forest

On the internet we seem to create, curate, and sell all sorts of indie content — and yet, small databases aren't that common (yet?) https://tomcritchlow.com/2023/01/27/small-databases/

Time Collapse in Social Media: Extending the Context Collapse https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2056305118763349

In a paradigm shift, there are always new core beliefs https://web.archive.org/web/20220504202726/https://www.robrhinehart.com/paradigm-shifts/

On Memes and Monetization, courtesy of Liz! https://lizh.substack.com/p/memes-and-monetization-can-you-make

Today, commentary on NFTs and copyright,,, a continuation of our conversation on content and consent: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/federal-court-rules-metabirkin-nfts-9726200/

A great deep dive on NFT Markets, by @flobsien https://finn.mirror.xyz/KRPlCYmQkAhOEggsmtNZaOa0njHh1dKs9ScorQPJMEY

Ribbonfarm is on point this week: https://open.substack.com/pub/ribbonfarmstudio/p/disturbed-realities

AI Consent - a piece from Dryhurst: https://artreview.com/ai-art-and-the-problem-of-consent/

On Video Games and Simulations. Shout out to @joshnutt for sharing http://dangrover.com/blog/2022/09/24/sim-games.html

New forms of reality? New states of being? The inbetween that exists at the intersection of digital and physical spaces https://newdesigncongress.org/en/pub/the-para-real-manifesto

Of clowns and shamans. To think about: what if we have a new class of shamans online?also, what is an online clown? https://arcove.substack.com/p/null-call

Even great communities wither, why? One of the reasons is they become passive. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/tscc3e5eujrsEeFN4/well-kept-gardens-die-by-pacifism

The blockchain introduces new forms of media. In this article we explore smart contracts as a medium. https://mirror.xyz/0x53064B75D3Ca0f5375860EAa5A306E9dA1A749A1/D1zSFTD0f_6HUx8AP-moIyBwoweIoKbKlR-JlLgToc8

Otters and Possums: continued discussion on community maturity patterns https://knowingless.com/2017/05/02/internet-communities-otters-vs-possums/

I don’t want to be an internet person. A reflection on “the very online” character from the past decade. Worthwhile to reflect on how this has evolved. Do the behaviours feel similar to your habits and interactions? Or maybe there’s a different type of internet person emerging today. https://www.palladiummag.com/2022/11/04/i-do-not-want-to-be-an-internet-person/

Evaporative Cooling Effect: how communities grow and evolve, and how (most often) they tend to degrade in quality. https://web.archive.org/web/20101012105003/http://blog.bumblebeelabs.com/social-software-sundays-2-the-evaporative-cooling-effect/