Synthetocene

I. The Diagnosis: The Spinning Room The feeling emerges as a low-grade nausea that sets in after ten minutes of scrolling. This sensation transcends boredom and information overload. It manifests as a physical sensation of unreality. Users see a video of a war zone, then a friend's "perfect"... Read Note

"A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention." — Herbert A. Simon, 1971 The Morning After the Gold Rush The year 2026 has arrived. The digital air feels thin. The internet has spent the last three years in a frantic gold rush. Generative AI unleashed a flood of "content" unlike... Read Note