![]() Featuring Kelsey Weekman, Abby Govindan, Annie Rauwerda, CT Jones, Moises Mendez II, Alex Petros, Morris Kolman, Ryan Broderick, and Jamie Cohen. From AI ethics to historical creepypasta trends - you’ll hear from a range of experts about how we can make sense of digital culture in live communities. ![]() On the side, she writes a newsletter about online youth culture called okay zoomer.Keep up Kelsey WeekmanTwitter | Instagram | Buzzfeed Articles | okay zoomerShow Notes and Resources:The Oscars Were A Nightmare For Fat People At Every Turn - Kelsey WeekmanMaintenance Phase -Aubrey Gordon□ Digital Void’s Memes, Myths, and Magic premieres at Caveat on Saturday, April 29, at 7:00 PM ET! Join a prolific speaker lineup as we explore the ways memes, myths, and magic influence our world in a digital age. She is currently a social news reporter for BuzzFeed News. Why is the drug more popular than ever? What can tech companies and influencers do to promote more inclusive spaces?About Kelsey WeekmanKelsey Weekman is a journalist specializing in internet culture and Gen Z. Further, Weekman explains the rise of Type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic for weight loss. Weekman discusses how this year’s Academy Awards highlighted the stigmas fat people face in Hollywood and influencer culture - and why she decided to speak out. How has a Type 2 diabetes drug become a go-to for celebrities and influencers looking to lose weight - and what are the damaging effects of its popularity?This week, we invited Buzzfeed reporter Kelsey Weekman to discusses her article, The Oscars Were a Nightmare For Fat People at Every Turn. Featuring: Kelsey Weekman, Abby Govindan, Annie Rauwerda, CT Jones, Moises Mendez II, Alex Petros, Morris Kolman, Ryan Broderick, and Jamie Cohen. With a background in CyberPsychology and Memetics, Matt’s POV is rooted in the psycho- and sociological implication of emerging tech.Keep up with Matt KleinZine | Twitter | LinkedInShow Notes and Resources:The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life - Erving GoffmanRick Rubin: The audience doesn’t know what they want - 60 Minutes□ Digital Void’s Memes, Myths, and Magic premieres at Caveat on Saturday, April 29, at 7:00 PM ET! Join a prolific speaker lineup as we explore the ways memes, myths, and magic influence our world in a digital age. Klein’s insights help to empower creators and audiences to create a healthier landscape between creators and audiences.□ You can order Audience Capture now.□ Vote for Zine in this year’s Webby Awards!About Matt KleinMatt Klein heads the foresight practice at Reddit where he studies culture and helps brands across all verticals identify emerging social shifts and author future-proofing business strategies.As a quantitative futurist with a decade of experience in trend forecasting, marketing and innovation, Matt has consulted with the United Nations and Fortune 100 businesses, to venture capital investors, TV producers, and startups on what comes next. Klein explains the social theory behind the phenomenon, what happens to creators and audiences when audience capture is taken to its extreme, and how creators can resist becoming stuck. Jamie CohenĪudio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaineĭigital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void Media.Įmail: can creators avoid being creatively trapped by the audiences they worked to build? Where is there space for creators to take risks?Zine writer Matt Klein discusses his first-ever printed edition: Audience Capture. Use #DigitalVoid #DigitalVoidPodcast to join the conversation ![]() You can read Robert Evans’ and Davis’ White Boy Summer, Nazi Memes, and the Mainstreaming of White Supremacist Violence on Bellingcat.Īli Breland - Twitter Finally Bans Nick Fuentesĭigital Void Podcast: Grafton Tanner “The Circle of the Snake” What can people do to stay vigilant of extremism, and why should we listen to experts? As far-right groups attempt to incite violence and organize in-person rallies, Davis discusses how the likeness of mainstream figures like Tucker Carlson and Mark McCloskey are used by far-right groups to help radicalize people. Further, Davis explains how the vaporwave aesthetic is used by fascists and the most common aesthetics of far-right memes. Writer for Uprising: A Guide from Portland and Bellingcat and a researcher for Behind the Bastards and Worst Year Ever, Garrison Davis explains the evolution of “White Boy Summer” from Chet Hanks music video to white supremacist meme.ĭavis shares the story of how “White Boy Summer” was discussed amongst 4Chan message board users and far-right Telegram channels and, ultimately, how the meme ended up becoming commodified.
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