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We Thought the Internet Was For Us. It Turns Out It's For AI.
how AI is liberating intelligence from humans
24 hrs ago • Andrey Mir
The Strange Case of the Electronic Lover
from the archives, 1985
Apr 28
Cyberspace Innkeeping: Building Online Community
from the archive, 1992
Apr 21
Maggot Story
from the archive, 2004
Apr 16
It's Too Late, Techno-pessimists. We Are As Gods.
I typed this from an iPhone while looking at 3D-renderings of my unborn children.
Apr 13 • Katherine Dee

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Apr 13 • Katherine Dee
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Apr 11 • Katherine Dee
The Internet Doesn't Want Your Attention. It Wants Your Effort.
The ease of clicking flips physical doing into digital being as a sufficient basis for reward.
Apr 9 • Andrey Mir
Against American Diner Gothic
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Mar 19 • Katherine Dee
The Problem Isn't Polyamory. It's Lindy West.
on the lindy west discourse and why i couldn't look away
Mar 17 • Katherine Dee
Alright, Let's Debate the Ideas Then
on Sam Adler-Bell's New York article
Mar 13 • Katherine Dee
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