For some reason, my favorite internet phrase might be “HODL”. The combo of weird memetic humor and idealistic earnest belief in that phrase nicely encapsulates the exact flavor (and beauty!) of internet culture.
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Replying to @nabeelqu
Always felt a bit like hyperstition for me — the idea that by memeing something hard enough, for long enough, we might actually be able to bring it into existence
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Replying to @WillManidis
Somehow hadn’t heard that term before, going down a rabbit hole to read more
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Replying to @nabeelqu
There’s not much else that nick land has written that’s worth your time, most of it is shockingly racist. Probably read about hyperstition and call it a day
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