Rahaf Harfoush
@rahaf.bsky.social
digital anthropologist and NYT best selling author. Digital culture. Emerging tech. Creativity. AI
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@rahaf.bsky.social: “It’s reading an article about childhood hunger and genocide, only to scroll down to a carefree listicle highlighting the best-dressed celebrities or a whimsical quiz about: ‘What Pop-Tart are you?’”
Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real
If everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help
www.theguardian.com
May 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
@rahaf.bsky.social: “It’s reading an article about childhood hunger and genocide, only to scroll down to a carefree listicle highlighting the best-dressed celebrities or a whimsical quiz about: ‘What Pop-Tart are you?’”
Still buzzing after Doug Rushkoff talk about putting human connection back at the center of tech
March 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Still buzzing after Doug Rushkoff talk about putting human connection back at the center of tech
@nabiha.bsky.social so Lovely to meet you in passing in the lobby of the Westin! Hope your talk went amazing
March 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
@nabiha.bsky.social so Lovely to meet you in passing in the lobby of the Westin! Hope your talk went amazing
Listening to Ev Williams and Molly DeWolf Swenson talk about their new app Mozi and how we need apps to bring human IRL connections back. #sxsw
March 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Listening to Ev Williams and Molly DeWolf Swenson talk about their new app Mozi and how we need apps to bring human IRL connections back. #sxsw
excited to rebuild community outside of twitter’s hellscape! Let’s connect! Who should I follow?
July 2, 2023 at 7:17 PM
excited to rebuild community outside of twitter’s hellscape! Let’s connect! Who should I follow?