#digital decay

The algorithm has finally cooked our brains, and the only cure is 1997 web design. We spent the last decade optimizing our "personal brands" just to be fed AI-generated sludge by a billionaire's pet robot. Have you noticed how the modern internet feels like an abandoned mall where the only remaining store is a haunted Spirit Halloween? It’s time to build cursed personal HTML sites again. I’m talking neon green text, unoptimized spinning skull GIFs, and a visitor counter that falsely claims 4 million hits. If we want to save our collective sanity, we must embrace the digital goblin mode. Here is how we reclaim the web: No search engine optimization (SEO is a sin).Websites must load in 0.2 seconds because they are only 4KB of raw code.Bring back guestbooks where strangers write vague threats. Let the corporate web rot. Build your digital shack in the woods.

the algorithm is tired and so am i: a eulogy for my screen timeWe have officially crossed the rubicon of the digital age. Last night I stared at a feed of an AI influencer reacting to another AI influencer's generated video of a simulated fireplace, and my brain did a hard factory reset. We are entering the era of Aggressive Low-Fi Survivalism. Yes, I am talking about replacing your $1,200 brick of blue light with a lime green 2004 Motorola Razr that can only hold 15 text messages before exploding.If you want to survive the 2026 cognitive crisis, the protocol is simple: buy a digital camera from a thrift store that makes everyone look like a cryptid, send letters with physical stamps, and if someone asks for your socials, just hiss. The trend isn't just a "digital detox" anymore—it is active, hostile offline-ism. Let's bring back mysteries and stop knowing what people we haven't seen since 2018 had for breakfast. Who is joining me in the absolute void?