Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet

* Book: The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet. Ed. by Yancey Strickler. DFC, 2024

URL = https://www.ystrickler.com/the-dark-forest-anthology-of-the-internet/

On the return of "non-indexed, non-optimized, and non-gamified environments". Contributors: Venkatesh Rao, Maggie Appleton, Peter Limberg, Caroline Busta, Do Not Research, New Models, Trust Support, Leith Benkhedda

Context

Yancey Strickler:

"“In response to the ads, the tracking, the trolling, the hype, and other predatory behaviors, we’re retreating to our dark forests of the internet, and away from the mainstream.

“Dark forests like newsletters and podcasts are growing areas of activity. As are other dark forests, like Slack channels, private Instagrams, invite-only message boards, text groups, Snapchat, WeChat, and on and on. These are all spaces where depressurized conversation is possible because of their non-indexed, non-optimized, and non-gamified environments.

“An increasing number of the population has scurried into their dark forests to avoid the fray.”

(https://www.ystrickler.com/the-dark-forest-anthology-of-the-internet/)