How can nostalgia inspire memes that motivate and mobilize communities?Last week, Jamie and Josh discussed how the term “meme culture” is in jeopardy of being co-opted by extremists. This week, they welcome back Grafton Tanner to take a deeper dive into the topic.What is vaporwave, and what characteristics of its aesthetic that afford itself to be used by these communities? How do aesthetics and fandoms intertwine? How can corporations grapple with feelings of nostalgia in intensely devoted fandoms?About Grafton Tanner:Grafton Tanner is the author of The Hours Have Lost Their Clock: The Politics of Nostalgia (Repeater Books, 2021), The Circle of the Snake: Nostalgia and Utopia in the Age of Big Tech (Zer0 Books, 2020), and Babbling Corpse: Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts (Zer0 Books, 2016).Follow Grafton Tanner:Twitter | WebsiteShow Notes:Babbling Corpse - Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts - Grafton TannerMuzakSynthwaveDawnFMChord Progression of Boys of SummerPersistent Storytelling - Kathleen KennedyOutrunTradCathFauxtomation - Astra TaylorGhost Work - Mary L. GraySan JuniperoThe Hours Have Lost Their Clock - Grafton TannerMasters of the Userverse - Grafton Tanner, Real Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We need to talk about meme culture.How are the aesthetics and vibes of memes turning into an action language? Jamie and Josh explore the ways memes inspire action: From #Gentleminions to extremist movements.Further, they explore how people outside of in-group communities can understand intent when nothing is explicitly being said. Is the term meme culture in jeopardy of being entirely co-opted?Show Notes & Resources:The Case for Anonymity Online - Chris Poole (TED Talk)OwlingTebowingPlankingMinions: Rise of GruHow Minions Destroyed the Internet - Brian FeldmanSummer of Morbius - Garbage DayDeep Fried MemesElad Nehorai Tweet2014 Isla Vista KillingsThe Fat JewishThe Harlem ShakeLimor ShifmanGrafton TannerWestern ChauvinismThe Moog SynthesizerVaporwaveVaporwave memesMuzakLo-Fi Beats to Study ToA Haircut Returns From the 1930s - NYTFashWaveNeoliberalism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Why do Silicon Valley’s promises about the future of transportation never seem to work out?Paris Marx, author of The Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About the Future of Transportation and Host of Tech Won’t Save Us dives into the reality underpinning the promises made by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs like Elon Musk. Why can’t electric vehicles address the problems created by the automobile industry? To push back against Silicon Valley’s promises, Marx helps us imagine a more accessible and equitable transportation future.About Paris Marx:Paris Marx is a Canadian technology writer whose work has been published by NBC News, CBC News, Jacobin, and Tribune, among many others. Paris is also a PhD candidate at the University of Auckland and the host of the critical technology podcast Tech Won’t Save Us.Follow Paris Marx:Twitter | Tech Won't Save UsShow Notes:From Counterculture to Cyberculture - Fred TurnerWhole Earth Catalog - Stewart BrandJarrett Walker - Elite ProjectThe Facebook Papers - Francis HaugenFor more on Peter Thiel’s philosophy, read here: From Zero to One, New Yorker profileTechlashIt’s Time to Build - Andreesen Horowitz essayUber FilesSocial Reconstruction - Peter NortonAn Inconvenient Truth - Al GoreWho Killed the Electric Car?Musk’s leaked text messages to Bill GatesThe Bird AppFort Lauderdale Boring Company TunnelThe Carrier Theory of Fiction - Ursula LeGuin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie and Josh dive into a brief history of how war and conflict play out in cyberspace, ranging from 9/11 and Syria to how Ukraine is using Twitter in its fight against Russia.We're coming to Washington DC! Join us for Our Connected Future on Wednesday, March 23, at Union Stage. Join Jamie in conversation with DC Bureau Chief Ryan Grim, a live taping of Bridget Todd's award-winning podcast There Are No Girls on the Internet featuring journalist Amanda Moore, and a panel by All Tech is Human:https://www.unionstage.com/shows/digital-void-presents-our-connected-future/Digital Void is hosted by Jamie Cohen (@newanddigital) and Josh Chapdelaine (@joshchapdelaine). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie Cohen dives into the debate Wikipedia editors are having about how artworks are categorized on the website — and what it means for NFTs.📰 You can read Jamie's monologue, Wikipedia Doesn't Consider NFTs Art, and Crypto Investors Are Worried, on Medium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily Beast reporter and author of Off The Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything Kelly Weill explores how we arrived at our polarized and conspiratorial moment, ranging from the origins of flat earth theory to the tragic effects of contemporary believers.📕 Kelly's book, Off The Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything is available now from your favorite local bookseller.Follow Kelly Weill:Twitter CreditsHosted by Josh Chapdelaine and Dr. Jamie CohenAudio edited and mixed by Josh ChapdelaineDigital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.Contact Digital Void:Email: hello@digitalvoid.media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author of The Palmer Hotel Rick Paulas shares how his book became a meme through his reply guy tweets, how his Twitter ban created a Barbara Streisand effect for his book, and why Twitter should be entirely eradicated if humans stand a chance for a better future.Paulas will be signing copies of the Palmer Hotel at Digital Void's Meme in the Moment Festival: Make it Spoopy. Live from Caveat NYC on Wednesday, October 27, at 7:00 PM ET.🎟 Tickets and livestream now available: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/digital-void-the-meme-in-the-moment-festival-make-it-spoopy-10-27-2021Follow Rick Paulas:🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulasRick📰 Website: https://www.rickpaulas.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Insider digital culture editor and writer Rachel E. Greenspan explores her career path to the disinformation beat, how the insurrection showed us that it's too dangerous to ignore what happens online, and right-wing media's continued attacks on Taylor Lorenz and other journalists.Greenspan will be a speaker at Digital Void's Meme in the Moment Festival: Make it Spoopy. Live from Caveat NYC on Wednesday, October 27, at 7:00 PM ET.🎟 Tickets and livestream now available: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/digital-void-the-meme-in-the-moment-festival-make-it-spoopy-10-27-2021Follow Rachel E. Greenspan:🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/rach_greenspan📰 Insider: https://www.insider.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

⏳ Author of The Hours Have Lost Their Clock Grafton Tanner explains how nostalgia is the emotion of our time. Tanner explores nostalgia from its roots as an illness that was once considered a cause of death to how nostalgia is affected by climate change and species extinction. From endless sequels and franchises to early-pandemic nostalgia, Tanner provides a detailed overview of nostalgia — and shares how we can be more mindful of its existence.📚 You can purchase The Hours Have Lost Their Clock at your local independent bookstore and via Bookshop.Follow Grafton Tanner:🐦 Twitter: Twitter.com/GraftonTanner📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/GraftonTanner-----Follow Digital VoidTwitter: https://twitter.com/digivoidmediaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKWoac3SIfsUg6Xl0X1GS8AFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/digivoidmediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalvoid.media/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/34894594Use #DigitalVoid #DigitalVoidPodcast to join the conversation-----CreditsHosted by Josh Chapdelaine and Dr. Jamie CohenAudio edited and mixed by Dr. Jamie Cohen-----Contact Digital Void:Email: digivoidmedia@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.