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the internet is eating itself
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Commentary on the slow collapse of the internet. Videos posted every other weekend.

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New video is out! In this episode, we take a look at the growing threat of AI romance scams. My first video on the channel was actually about this topic but much has changed since then. Let me know your thoughts/experiences! Back to fortnightly episodes

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Romance Scams Are About To Get MUCH Worse
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New video out! We take a look at the burning hatred that many of us have for AI, looking at some culprits like Duolingo and JCS Criminal Psychology. Is it justified? But maybe more importantly, what's the way forward for those of us who are worried about an AI future?

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Brands Keep Adding AI To Everything And People HATE It
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July 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
New video is out! In this episode, we take a look at the growing threat of AI romance scams. My first video on the channel was actually about this topic but much has changed since then. Let me know your thoughts/experiences! Back to fortnightly episodes

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Romance Scams Are About To Get MUCH Worse
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June 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Hey everyone! No new video this week, I've been away on holiday ☀️ Next one will be out in a couple of weeks :)

In case you missed it, give my latest video about pity marketing a watch:
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Sorry, Nobody Cares About Your Small Business
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May 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
nobody wants to watch my latest video 😭 I spent so long on it and nobody cares enough to watch it ☹️ It’s about getting people to buy your stuff by making them feel sorry for you, you might find it interesting 🥺

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Sorry, Nobody Cares About Your Small Business
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May 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
New video out on the channel! I talk about Taylor Swift, Mindy Kaling, crackergate, decentralised social media, engagement bait, context collapse, fake Elon tweets, Threads' increasing right-wing tilt, what makes Threads special, and lots of other stuff, including Bluesky!

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Threads: Meta's Most Successful Disaster
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April 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
New video just dropped! In this episode, we're taking a look at whether Gen Z and Gen Alpha truly are getting more dumb, and how we're increasingly embracing anti-intellectual mindsets 👀 Let me know what you think!

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"It's Not That Deep" - Why Gen Zs Love Playing Dumb
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April 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New video just dropped!

CleanTok blew up during the covid lockdowns and has only grown in popularity in the years since. In response, creators have been sharing their 'realistic' homes as part of MessyTok.

But how messy is too messy? And what's driving all this?

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Is This The Dirtiest Family On TikTok?
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March 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
New video just dropped! In this one, we explore the phenomenon of boomer brain rot. It feels like older people are particularly susceptible to falling for AI and misinformation, but is this true? And what are the implications of it? It's not looking good...

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The Boomer Brain Rot Epidemic is Out of Control
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March 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
new video dropped! If most us know about the harm that social media algorithms are doing, then why do so many of us continue to use them? And could there be a better alternative? Maybe one where the sky is blue? 👀

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It’s Time We Ditched Social Media Algorithms
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March 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
watching people argue in the comments of my video.
February 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
NEW VIDEO: in this one, we're take a look at sped-up content like music, short-form video and TV, and separating fact from fiction when it comes to our diminishing attention spans. Is everything going to be okay or are we just becoming sped-up humans living sped-up lives?

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Stop Fast-Forwarding Your Life Away
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February 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
my first video to hit 50k views 🥹 Thanks so much for giving it watch! 🫶
February 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
ICYMI: i dropped a new video last week! It's all about Meta's huge problem with scammy and creepy ads.

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Instagram’s Ads Are Out of Control
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February 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
NEW VIDEO: this one's about all the spammy, scammy ads that plague Meta's apps; like trading courses, dating gurus, deceptive political ads and even nudifying apps. Why has Zuck let it get this bad (spoiler it's money) and is it going to get better any time soon? (Probably not)

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Meta’s Got a Big Scammy Spammy Ads Problem
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February 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
NEW VIDEO: this one's about the unsettling phenomenon of parents posting their children's punishments online. But really, should we posting children online anyway?

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Please Stop Humiliating Your Children Online
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January 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Latest episode: In this one, we're taking a look at America's Last Line of Defense, described by its owner as “a network of parody, satire, and tomfoolery”. Satire always involves a risk of being mistaken for real, but at what point is it just spreading misinformation?

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Satire Has a HUGE Misinformation Problem
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January 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
1k subs 🥳 Thanks to everyone who’s tuned in! I didn’t really have any expectations when starting, so it means a lot that 1k of you enjoyed a video enough to subscribe!
November 19, 2024 at 6:39 AM
New video just dropped! In this episode, we’re taking a look at how we became hooked on vicarious consumption - the act of consuming through others - and how we got kids hooked on it too. youtu.be/xWSZdJCXnF4
Our Unhealthy OBSESSION With Watching Consumerism
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November 16, 2024 at 3:23 PM