Entering late stage social media

A cultural shift toward a more chaotic - but also more real - understanding of the world.

I’ve been finding it harder and harder to write about the long term outlook of social media. When you zoom out, platforms blur together in a gradient of brain rot, misinformation, ads, and money-grabbing schemes. A common denominator across platforms, the current social media experience is a symptom of late stage social media.

To frame it: Facebook turn…