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Nobody Knows What’s Happening Online Anymore

No paywall link: https://archive.is/2023.12.19-071244/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/12/internet-information-trends-virality-tracking/676888/

Summary:

  • The article discusses the challenges of understanding online trends in the current internet landscape.
  • The author highlights the disorienting nature of the internet, emphasizing factors like TikTok's recommendation system and the rise of paywalls.
  • The fragmented online experience makes it difficult to gauge true popularity, leading to potential misinformation and challenges in tracking trends accurately.

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Everything’s all over the place, from TikToks weird trends to the chaos of collapsing online norms. Sorting out what’s legit and what’s just smoke and mirrors is a real challenge. This piece nails the confusion.