Jeremy J. Littau

@JeremyLittau
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I'm not like a regular media sociologist. I'm a cool media sociologist. • Associate professor, Department of Journalism and Communication at Lehigh University • Study net culture & activism • Networks, communities and self-publishing are kind of my thing.

Research and teaching interests: self-publishing, digital community, internet culture

#Commodon

Websitehttp://jeremylittau.com
Jeremy J. LittauJul 10, 2023
My buddy @MediaLawProf has been writing about his Immaculate Grid answers and it's delightful. A sample from a couple days ago: https://medialawprof.medium.com/immaculate-grid-texas-rangers-edition-96d2ab8fc3cb
Jeremy J. LittauJun 26, 2023

New from me in The Atlantic⁩ on the Rogan/Hotez dustup, about how the demands of electronic media formats have turned debate into sport, to the point that challenges serve those who benefit from ratings. We need to reclaim the format in the name of civic good.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/06/joe-rogan-rfk-jr-interview-debate/674515/

(and on a personal note, it's been a longtime dream to have a byline in this publication)

Social Media Has Collapsed Good Debate

Joe Rogan’s podcast is an awful venue for serious disagreement. But the alternatives aren’t much better.

The Atlantic
Jeremy J. LittauJun 24, 2023
Chip StewartJun 24, 2023
Good comments on how the ongoing collapse of social media has killed the ideal of rational debate in furtherance of democracy. It’s all just the usual camps fighting and trolling each other for the lolz now. From @JeremyLittau https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/06/joe-rogan-rfk-jr-interview-debate/674515/
Social Media Has Collapsed Good Debate

Joe Rogan’s podcast is an awful venue for serious disagreement. But the alternatives aren’t much better.

The Atlantic
Jeremy J. LittauJun 16, 2023
Tears Of The Kingdom can get dark at times, but incorporating Alden Global Capital’s business model into the story is more terrifying than any of the game’s bosses.
Jeremy J. LittauJun 8, 2023
Exactly 10 years to the day after I got my invitation to pick up Google Glass, Apple announced its new AR/VR headset. In this piece for Slate FutureTense, I reflected on what my class learned about Glass and social dynamics 10 years ago, and why it didn't land for me when Apple pitched Vision Pro's capability for human connection. I say this as an Apple fan: the social vision Apple gave us ignored the product category baggage of Glass, making it all feel bleak and weird. https://slate.com/technology/2023/06/apple-vision-pro-ar-vr-google-glass.html
Apple Is Ignoring Something Big About Augmented Reality

You might not be isolated from other people—but they’re isolated from you.

Slate
Jeremy J. LittauMay 9, 2023
I wrote a bit about whether we are at all prepared for the scale of help needed in a world transformed by AI. I'm not pessimistic about AI itself, just whether humans are going to accept that we are our brother's keeper. https://jeremylittau.substack.com/p/am-ai-my-brothers-keeper
Am (A)I My Brother's Keeper?

Forget the nightmare scenarios about killer robots and AI that self-drives us off a cliff because we were mean to it. The AI question worrying me is whether humanity is up to the coming challenge.

The Unraveling
Jeremy J. LittauApr 6, 2023
The only time I have ever run into an RSVP Google form for a large public event that features a "no I cannot attend" choice is in academia.
Show threadJeremy J. LittauApr 6, 2023
Even then! "I have no quarrel with you" is usually his go-to. He could make an excellent Dean, minus the droid hate.
Jeremy J. LittauApr 6, 2023
Last night's episode only reinforces that Mando's most badass qualities are his diplomatic skills and ability to interact with other cultures without making things worse.
Jeremy J. LittauMar 25, 2023

The Yiga Clan trying to kill Link (the one guy trying to save the world as it’s falling apart) because of some petty beef is very 2020 pandemic denier energy.

(My son finally beat BOTW tonight)