This week, I explore a little further into an app I really have enjoyed using, namely Letterboxd, which is like Goodreads, but for films. You can track what you’ve watched, share reviews, and connect with others who love cinema. Started in 2011 by two New Zealanders, it’s grown into a massive community. Whether it’s logging a favorite film or reading others’ takes, Letterboxd makes discovering movies even more fun.
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Media
Note on terminology Any occurrence of term “medium” in this blog post refers solely to “any physical material (as tape, disk, paper, etc.) used for recording...
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When some of my friends visited Amsterdam this summer, they eagerly shared their vivid experience of seeing images of Van Gogh’s paintings in the psychedelic aftermath...
Continue reading...Response to Injustice: Digital “Activism” and the Need for Real-World Action
In recent years, the digital landscape has transformed the way we communicate, share information, and engage with social issues. One of the most significant changes from...
Continue reading...Storing things in the cloud and the larger digital infrastructure that is required for the Internet
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Digital Minimalism.
At a time when our lives are increasingly intertwined with digital devices, the idea of digital minimalism has emerged as a powerful potential antidote to the...
Continue reading...(In)Accessible Knowledge: Unpacking Google’s Power
In book “World Brain” H. G. Wells proposed the idea of World Brain, much like a big encyclopaedia which would be accessible to the majority of...
Continue reading...Music Streaming: A Perspective
I sometimes wonder how people like my dad viewed music when he was my age. These days, I can open Spotify and listen to anything from...
Continue reading...Allowing the World Brain to Influence my Daily Decisions
A while ago I joined the waitlist for Illumicrate and Fairyloot, two monthly subscription services that provide special editions of recently released books. I didn’t have...
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TikTok, The Ultimate Echo Chamber
The other day, I asked my friends if they had heard of a particular TikTok trend — a sound that had been playing on repeat on...
Continue reading...How does the world brain worsen the vulnerable people?
When new technologies emerge they benefit different groups at different times. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) initially provided an advantage to software developers, who gained access to...
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The Good and Bad that Comes from Knowledge
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We think we’re so smart now
Last year I wanted to go to a museum with my friends. The night before, I slept at my mom’s place but I found out I...
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Last week, I was talking with a friend who works in astronomy. He’s on the IT side of large, decade-spanning projects, and he told me that...
Continue reading...Neither This, Nor That
In 2022, when the international travel restriction was finally lifted after COVID-19, I visited artist Lu Yang’s first solo show in the Zabludowicz Collection in London....
Continue reading...How did the ‘World Brain’ fail to help me?
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Unpacking the Trend of Cozy Gaming
Earlier this year, on April 14th, YouTube featured a special logo (also known as a Yoodle) to celebrate the ‘cozy gaming community’. I’ve never been much...
Continue reading...Kidfluencers: The New Generation of Child Stars
Kids are becoming social media stars, often without understanding the impact. Parents of “kidfluencers” profit from their children’s online presence, but unlike child actors, these kids lack protections. The result? A childhood turned into a performance, with lasting emotional and financial consequences.
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