As of early 2026, OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT has 700 million weekly active users. People usually treat AI as a tool, as if it merely...
Continue reading...What Role Do I Play on the Internet?
Last month, a set of game tutorial videos I uploaded seven years ago received a new comment. It said, “You were part of my childhood. When...
Continue reading...Where in the World Is Red Note?
Because of the Great Firewall of China, the Chinese internet has developed into a separate ecosystem that is structurally different from much of the rest of...
Continue reading...Information and Authority: The Illusion of Trust in the Digital Age
My grandfather enjoys sharing social media articles with our family chat group. These articles typically have titles such as “Shocking,” “Breaking News,” or “Latest Update.” Most...
Continue reading...Video: Tiktok as a Search Engine
This video essay explores how TikTok has evolved from a social media platform into a search engine, shaping how users seek and trust information. It examines...
Continue reading...We can text with the dead
Sorry if the title sounded a bit horrific. Over the past few weeks, I’ve gained a lot of information related to my interests, but I thought,...
Continue reading...Times when I feel lonely
Half of my semester of study abroad has passed, and I feel that I have become connected to new friends and adjusted to living in Leiden....
Continue reading...Are LLMs our new life coach?
It was when I went on a trip to Paris with my friend. We were talking about life as usual, until she mentioned she had broken...
Continue reading...political memes on social media: information or entertainment?
Memes are nothing new in the digital world. Highly shareable, they quickly gain traction and reach a large number of individuals. When public figures make gaffes,...
Continue reading...Project Showcase: Can ChatGPT help your Mental-Health?
What you are going to find below is a paper I wrote last year for my thematic seminar. In my bachelor, International Studies, you get to...
Continue reading...Being a Boring Person
It is New Year again! With all the red-and-white decorations and Mariah Carey singing All I Want for Christmas Is You everywhere, it’s hard not to notice that...
Continue reading...Where in the world are dvd’s?
This can either make me sound very young or very old depending on the person reading this, but growing up my main source of entertainment was...
Continue reading...Being a menace on Habbo Hotel
When I was in elementary school, I and a lot of my friends did not have a phone. So, instead of texting or contacting each other...
Continue reading...How Does Film Photography Shape the Message?
In this ever changing world, it is common at times to miss a life that you’ve never got to experience, and for me, this has always...
Continue reading...everyday platforms are political tools: a brief discussion on design, technology, and politics
Proxy protesting: a concept I wasn’t familiar with. Last month I went to the exhibition Design and Disability at the V&A Museum in London. It was...
Continue reading...Are Kids Losing their Spark? A Blog About Identities
As a teenager I had several moments where I had to babysit little kids, which I’ve always enjoyed, because I’ve always been told that I am...
Continue reading...Digital Cameras are Making a Comeback, and it’s About Time
Remember when all pictures were taken on smartphones and digital pocket cameras seemed like relics of the past? Well, the tables are turning. Digital cameras are...
Continue reading...The Drone: Killer or Savior?
Restoring my Relationship to the Digital World (Part 4) If you have been reading my blogs over the past weeks, you might have noticed that I...
Continue reading...Where in the World is Vine??
Growing up in the age of social media has had its ups and downs, but there was one app that never failed to keep me entertained...
Continue reading...Emily Let the Night Take Me
Who was I before having a smartphone? When I once asked my mother this question, she spent days searching through our house and eventually found boxes...
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