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In episode 14 we exapt an old #shadowrun term for newbies entering the #fediverse who may be experiencing #dumpshock and we draw together the threads from earlier episodes on the #audiencecommodity and #socialmedia to talk about that new user experience.
In 2023, for a lot of #internet users, they no longer have a frame of reference of what an ad-free internet might be like.
I liked this one a lot; it was fun to bring the threads together.
https://www.implausipod.com/1935232/13608737-implausipod-e0014-dumpshock
Implausipod E0014 - Dumpshock - Implausipod
What happens when you're forcibly ejected from Virtual Reality? You may experience "dumpshock" - a bewildering disorientation from the rapid change in context, and you may experience something similar on the internet if you shift from an ad-...
Episode 13 addresses the #contextcollapse engulfing #socialmedia generally, and the noise in the signal seen on #tiktok more specifically, and how some of the walled gardens online are developing their enclosures as a means of combating the flood of information.
https://www.implausipod.com/1935232/13516713-implausipod-e0013-context-collapse
Implausipod E0013 - Context Collapse - Implausipod
Tiktok has a noise problem, and it's indicative of a larger issue ongoing within social media, that of "context collapse". But even context collapse is expanding outside its original context and evidence of it can be seen in the rise of gene...
Episode 12 AI Reflections was a reviews of the current state of #LLMs and #generative tools currently getting lumped together as #AI as of August this year.
We contrast the utopic vs dystopic tendencies in the discussions framing the #technology , with a parallel trend of viewing the tech as either emancipatory or controlling.
We outline some of the positive use cases for AI tools reported at that time, and argue for an #empathetictech view
https://www.implausipod.com/1935232/13472740-implausipod-e0012-ai-reflections
Implausipod E0012 - AI Reflections - Implausipod
AI provides a refection of humanity back at us, through a screen, darkly. But that glass can provide different visions, depending on the viewpoint of the observer. Are the generative tools that we call AI a tool for advancement and ema...
Episode 9: Recursive Publics
Here we're referring to Kelty's (2005) article on the state of the #internet pre #socialmedia and the role that #FOSS groups had in shaping its development, and reflecting on what that means for the #fediverse today.
This came out a little bit before the #fediforum and informed some of my thinking and comments made at that event.
https://www.implausipod.com/1935232/13329924-implausipod-e0009-recursive-publics-and-social-media
Implausipod E0009 - Recursive Publics and Social Media - Implausipod
What are "recursive publics" and "social imaginaries", how have they impacted the development of the modern internet, and what impact do they have on the state of the internet in 2023 with the implosion of Twitter, Reddit, and the rise of the Fedi...
Alright, after a little bit of work, it seems I've finally got the issues resolved with #Applepodcasts and the #implausipod should be propagating through to the various apps that rely on #Apple for their feed.
So yay!
(Never going to be on #Spotify though, for reasons. IYKYK.)
And realizing I'm probably the worst at hyping up my own stuff, I'll walk through the episodes since the soft-relaunch with Episode 8 back in July.
I'd suggest anyone joining in to start there: https://www.implausipod.com/
