Kate Holderness

Kate Holderness, a BuzzFeed editor known for her role in viral content curation, shares her nostalgic memories of internet moments that once brought joy, like the iconic 'dress'. She discusses the transformation of the web from a place of wonder to a complex landscape of misinformation and division. The conversation touches on early content's light-heartedness, the rise of e-commerce, and the looming Y2K bug that sparked worldwide panic. Holderness reflects on how optimistic internet ideals began to clash with real-world consequences.