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On the increasing prevalence of AI features across dating apps

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Computer Says Kiss

Originally published on March 27th, 2024, enjoy Mike's conversation with Gabriele de Seta and Paolo Berti about how the “megadungeon” is a productive model for understanding the internet.–Become a Never Post member at <a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/">https://www.neverpo.st/</a> for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content–<ul>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzkDEscu2r2rwRFTDJ9uCaHuC8d7jYXHm">Megadungeon: New Digital Volumetries in Art and Media</a>, YT Playlist</li>
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No, it's not the backrooms

Originally published on March 27th, 2024, enjoy Mike's conversation with Gabriele de Seta and Paolo Berti about how the “megadungeon” is a productive model for understanding the internet.

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzkDEscu2r2rwRFTDJ9uCaHuC8d7jYXHm">Megadungeon: New Digital Volumetries in Art and Media</a>, YT Playlist

<a href="http://paranom.asia/">paranom.asia</a>, Gabriele de Seta

<a href="https://www.unive.it/data/people/25507257/curriculum">unive.it</a>, Paolo Berti

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The Internet Is A Megadungeon [Archive Pull]

Contributing producer Rose Witmer and her sister Maggie explore the nature of collecting — specifically, collecting Disney branded enamel pins — in an age where social media dominates hobbies across the board, and clicking "purchase" is easier than hunting for something IRL. –Become a Never Post member at <a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/">https://www.neverpo.st/</a> for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content–<ul>
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A devoted collectors search, online and (mostly) off

Contributing producer Rose Witmer and her sister Maggie explore the nature of collecting — specifically, collecting Disney branded enamel pins — in an age where social media dominates hobbies across the board, and clicking "purchase" is easier than hunting for something IRL. 

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Hunting for Trash in Disneyland

Mike talks with the German Federal Center for Digital Sovereignty’s Head of Open Source Product &amp; Delivery about Digital Sovereignty and the process of divesting the German state from American technology products.–Become a Never Post member at <a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/">https://www.neverpo.st/</a> for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content. We're also offering an <a href="https://trustfnd.com/aftermath/c/independent-media-collective--QCZa1yLMKZDyDopXX7Pa?ref=aftermath.site">Independent Media Collective bundle</a>, where you can subscribe to us, Aftermath, Rogue, and Rascal all at once for a sweet, sweet deal — 30 days, complete member access to all four platforms, for $12. –<ul>
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