Faith, Doubt, and the Ghost of Memes Past

Some atheists are questioning their non-belief after old internet memes from the 2010s reappeared online. This affects how they see their identity.

#Atheism, #OnlineCulture, #Belief, #InternetHistory, #SelfReflection

https://newsletter.tf/atheists-rethinking-belief-online-memes-resurface/

A small number of atheists are looking again at why they don't believe, partly because old internet jokes from around 2015 are being shared again.

#Atheism, #OnlineCulture, #Belief, #InternetHistory, #SelfReflection
https://newsletter.tf/atheists-rethinking-belief-online-memes-resurface/

Why Online Spaces Feel More Hostile Than Ever

Civil discourse becomes impossible when people deny each other’s humanity. In this episode with Alice E. Marwick, we examine how platform incentives amplify conflict, empower bad actors, and deepen societal divides.

Watch the full discussion here: https://youtu.be/6n1fQqdu5Gw

#Mastodon #DigitalEthics #SocialMedia #Polarization #TechCritique #OnlineCulture

The dead Internet is not a theory anymore

https://www.adriankrebs.ch/blog/dead-internet/

#HackerNews #deadInternet #theory #InternetTrends #digitalReality #onlineCulture

Internet Users Coin "AI;DR" to Flag AI-Generated Content

People online are using "AI;DR" to say they don't want to read content made by AI. Learn why this new phrase is growing.

#AIContent, #InternetTrends, #DigitalCommunication, #OnlineCulture, #AI;DR

https://newsletter.tf/ai-dr-label-ai-content-online/

A new phrase, "AI;DR," is being used online. It means "AI, didn't read." People use it to show they think content made by AI is not good and they don't want to read it.

#AIContent, #InternetTrends, #DigitalCommunication, #OnlineCulture, #AI;DR

https://newsletter.tf/ai-dr-label-ai-content-online/

An Intentional Interruption.

#DigitalWellbeing #AttentionEconomy #OnlineCulture #SlowMedia

👽 Field notes from the digital oddities desk. Pickle Pepsi surfaces. Mugs emit menace. Grok converses badly. A lawmaker snacks like a stable hand. Romance adopts baseball rituals. An orbital urine gauge spikes. Masks, bricks, bots, fandoms, and cursed craft objects proliferate. Coincidence or pattern forming? You decide.

None of this is fringe. It circulates because it fits.

#onlineculture https://www.garbageday.email/p/the-20-worst-things-on-the-internet-in-2025

2026 prediction:
“AI” will become the new “bot.”
A word used to demean, discredit, and dismiss books, videos, posts, and studies—without evidence.

When everything is accused of being AI, the term loses meaning.
And in that vacuum, genuinely AI-generated work quietly becomes normalized.

Language matters. We’re burning this one down fast.

#MediaLiteracy #CriticalThinking #AIethics #DigitalDiscourse #OnlineCulture