GLITCHING OUT

During the golden age of the internet, back when John McAfee was a trusted household name and Bill Gates was posing for glamor shots with floppy disks, there was a theory floating around that the big problem with humanity was a lack of access to information. Welp, here we are in 2023 with all the information in the world at our fingertips. Can we really say we’re any smarter as a species? Are we making better decisions? Or is humanity destined to repeat the same mistakes over and over again?

Hi. I’m Arikia Millikan, and I’ll be your host on this monthly foray into technological oddities, idiocies, and my own techtopian visions of what could be. In this newsletter, I’ll take you on a journey across the internet while I discuss current and historical events, trends, tactics, and strategies for navigating an increasingly hellish cyberian future. Come along with me while I explore the nitty gritty aspects of the digital publishing landscape that impact the way stories are cultivated, reshaped, published, distributed, and consumed.

AI can’t think these thoughts 🧠