Dr. Emily Friedman
@friede.bsky.social
Storyteller about storytellers.
18th century to today & beyond.
J.W.Liles Prof of English
Words: Polygon (RIP), LARB, etc
Next book: THE ACTUAL HISTORY OF ACTUAL PLAY (#TTRPG digital storytelling performance)
ecfriedman.com
(free) patreon.com/ecfriedman
18th century to today & beyond.
J.W.Liles Prof of English
Words: Polygon (RIP), LARB, etc
Next book: THE ACTUAL HISTORY OF ACTUAL PLAY (#TTRPG digital storytelling performance)
ecfriedman.com
(free) patreon.com/ecfriedman
I'm so excited for you to talk to the students about this!
January 18, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I'm so excited for you to talk to the students about this!
Reposted by Dr. Emily Friedman
"In 30 years, we will look back, and this era – the wild west of the tech princes’ smash-and-grab into our hearts, souls and relationships – will be difficult to explain to our grandkids."
How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’?
Big tech treats our attention like a resource to be mercilessly extracted. The fightback begins here
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:12 PM
"In 30 years, we will look back, and this era – the wild west of the tech princes’ smash-and-grab into our hearts, souls and relationships – will be difficult to explain to our grandkids."
There is a categorical difference between inflammatory takes w/SEO that make someone’s name bankable again (even with reciepts) & say, an HBomb exposé that isn’t JUST or PRIMARILY about bad actors but wider cultural issues that make bad actions possible (& also work of repair: restoring credit, etc)
January 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM
There is a categorical difference between inflammatory takes w/SEO that make someone’s name bankable again (even with reciepts) & say, an HBomb exposé that isn’t JUST or PRIMARILY about bad actors but wider cultural issues that make bad actions possible (& also work of repair: restoring credit, etc)