The phenomenon of fans overlooking or even emulating the mistakes of celebrities is a complex aspect of celebrity obsession. These celebrities celebrated for their talents and...
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TikTok trends: The death of oneself
As a continuation of my first post about the topic of trends online, the echo chamber of trend-chasing extends far beyond a lack of originality in...
Continue reading...TikTok trends: The death of originality.
Let’s set the scene here; you’re sitting on your couch at home, scrolling through TikTok and seeing influencers living the dream. You want this lifestyle too....
Continue reading...Podcats: Rural Life on TikTok
A few years ago I stumbled upon a beautiful YouTube channel named 李子柒 Liziqi which showcased traditional handicraft and food preparation activities in rural Pingwu County,...
Continue reading...Podcast: Traveling the Web
Welcome to this podcast. Today we travel the web, a digital exploration through the Balkans. This story is not linear, like the internet, our story travels...
Continue reading...“Oh Memes!” | Are you a meme lover?
Do you have the habit of using emojis when chatting with friends? Have you ever noticed the frequent trend of emojis on the internet? In fact,...
Continue reading...[Video] AI-Generated Content(AIGC): The Future Force in Content Creation
Hi there! Guess we’ve all noticed, AI is doing some pretty amazing things lately. It’s not just helping with writing and music; it’s like a creative...
Continue reading...Talking about the future, are we living in a Black Mirror episode?
When I think about the future it’s a paradox that comes to my mind. Everything is uncertain but we can imagine how it will be. The...
Continue reading...Spotify Playlists
Hey!! I’m sure all of you use different platforms to listen to music, the most common ones nowadays are Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube....
Continue reading...Streaming vs Cinemas
Last night I watched May December, a film that follows Elizabeth Berry (Natalie Portman) as she studies a woman she’s set to play in a movie....
Continue reading...I scrolled on TikTok to laugh and ended up crying. The algorithm knows you a little too well…
A few nights ago, my bedtime ritual was beginning, and expecting to have some smiles and laughs before sleep time, I ended up crying after watching...
Continue reading...‘Divine Feminine’ and ‘Tradwives’: the rise of anti-feminist female influencers
As I discussed in my previous article about my encounter with Chinese live-stream influencers, it seems that the dodgy Instagram reels algorithm has become my new...
Continue reading...A Global Life: Digital Nomadism
At 18:00, standing at Central Station, waiting on a delayed train after having wrapped up another workday, drenched from the relentless rain, and seeking solace in...
Continue reading...Get yourself out of the Filter Bubble
My scrolling activity looks very similar each day. I open Instagram with muscle memory, even though it is in a separate folder,(The goal was to have...
Continue reading...Capture Everything
Why are we so obsessed with taking photos of famous locations or artworks? In this video essay I tried to find an answer to this question,...
Continue reading...Live-streaming Queens: the bizarre and lucrative world of China’s live-streaming influencers
Scrolling through my Instagram content the other morning I came across a video that caught my attention. Most of the algorithmic content that pops up on the...
Continue reading...Wearable Technologies
Wearable Technologies are perhaps a development most significant to today’s society, for it has made devices an everyday essential item. Wearable Technologies are created to be...
Continue reading...The power of TikTok on online shopping
We all know how TikTok works; you open the app, start scrolling through videos until you find something interesting, and then maybe start investigating on the...
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