Erin Kissane doesn’t really do a history lesson but more of a long, deep study about how communities are built online - and how they fall apart. This is a terrific four-part series about the rise of Facebook, WhatsApp, and the internet in general in Myanmar and the genocide that occurred in the country.
This episode, with Ezra Klein, is a particularly thoughtful and helpful way of thinking about the internet now. Search Engine’s “Is there a sane way to use the internet?” I’ve probably recommended Search Engine before, but it’s the first podcast in a while to make it into my “listen to every episode no matter what it’s about” rotation.But smush this together with the Pixel Fold and Samsung’s Z Fold, and there’s a kickass foldable phone in there somewhere. Yay, foldable phones! I really love the design of the Open, and OnePlus has some really cool feature ideas - but the whole thing is definitely let down by the price and durability issues. Wonder is a really neat mix of a simple game with simple mechanics but also plenty of room for exploration and improvisation. The thoroughly modern side-scrolling Mario game that so many of us have been waiting for.
