Notes on slop - by Adam Aleksic - The Etymology Nerd
“Slop” is subjectively defined, and yet shares certain universal features: it is always seen as negative, and connotes mass distribution to an ignorant group of consumers.| etymology.substack.com
“Slop” is subjectively defined, and yet shares certain universal features: it is always seen as negative, and connotes mass distribution to an ignorant group of consumers.| etymology.substack.com
Today I write in anticipatory nostalgia for the cornerstone of a more democratic internet—one which is slowly being stolen from us.| etymology.substack.com
How sure are you that your "For You Page" was really made for you?| etymology.substack.com
In their 1947 Dialectic of Enlightenment, the philosophers Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer voiced their concerns about how the popular media of the time—film, radio, and magazines—primarily functioned to pacify the general population.| etymology.substack.com
the internet is in an argument with itself| etymology.substack.com
There’s something about TikTok that just works better on your phone.| etymology.substack.com
a guide for regaining agency in the algorithmic milieu| etymology.substack.com
Big Tech broke the internet, and this old man’s got a few things to say about it.| tékhnē.dev
algorithms aren't just flattening mainstream culture anymore| etymology.substack.com
Last week, I published two op-eds that initially seem unrelated but actually aren’t.| etymology.substack.com
Chat, we all act differently when we’re being watched.| etymology.substack.com
At some point in the last century, we collectively began looking at more representations of stars than stars themselves.| etymology.substack.com
Museums have kind of been freaking me out recently.| etymology.substack.com
One of the silly little quirks of being human is that we pretend that some experiences are more real than others.| etymology.substack.com
I’ve always been a stubborn holdout against food delivery apps.| etymology.substack.com
Early this January, while we were all looking the other way, the slop revolution unfolded right under our noses.| etymology.substack.com
Isn’t it so convenient how I can upload a video to TikTok, and then the algorithm immediately understands that you’re my target audience?| etymology.substack.com
what do we think is happening online?| etymology.substack.com
how scrolling becomes a religious act| etymology.substack.com
