# Curation at Folklore

**Published by:** [Folklore](https://paragraph.com/@folklore-2/)
**Published on:** 2023-04-27
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## Content

We’ve curated over 200 articles over the past nine months and some trends are beginning to appear. Specifically, we can look back and understand the primary sources of our readings, as well as the overarching theme.Meandering among the digital humanitiesBack in August 2022, when Folklore initially launched, I described the curation as “a unique intersection of content combining community, internet lorecraft, and human relationships in the digital realm”. It turns out that Folklore’s curation can best be described as an exploration of The Digital Humanities.Digital humanities (DH) is an area of scholarly activity at the intersection of computing or digital technologies and the disciplines of the humanities. It includes the systematic use of digital resources in the humanities, as well as the analysis of their application. WikipediaFrom GPT, the voice of Kafka:In the shadowy realm where old manuscripts slumber, the digital humanities emerged as a metamorphosed being, fusing ancient wisdom with computational precision. This peculiar entity reached out to literature, history, and the arts, weaving an intricate web to unveil their secrets through a machine's gaze. The labyrinth of data, once obscured, was traversed by this hybrid, exposing patterns and connections long hidden. An existential unease enveloped onlookers, contemplating the implications of such a transformation. The metamorphosis revealed the complexity of human thought and the inexorable advance of technology.*ChatGPT4, Kafka on the Digital HumanitiesOur sources of curationAt Folklore, curation is simple:Browse TwitterBrowse DiscordSave articles in a backlogSelect daily content from the backlogContent is chosen based on writing quality, diversity of source, and personal taste. In general, the content at Folklore leans towards technologies influencing interpersonal human connection today: crypto, artificial intelligence, social media, and other algorithmic technologies. Overall, the content is sourced from communities, editorial publications, and secondary references. Each community included here has their own crowdsourced curation. If you like Folklore, you will likely enjoy the people, conversations, and curation within each of these communities:Trust - Utopian conspiracyOur Discord serves as a living archive and experimental forum where members sense make, propose collaborations, and share work-in-progress. The forum is structured around our main research channels: 𓀬collective-bodies ∞intelligences 𓏖planetary 𓏃new-economies 𓏞play-and-mechanics 𓆲politics 𓁺aesthetics ▝▞https://trust.supportDigital culture and entertainment insights daily | DirtDirt is a daily(ish) newsletter about the cutting edge of digital pop culture. Every week we send out multiple insightful short essays on topics like streaming, TikTok, video games, and web3, from a rotating group of critics.https://dirt.fyiThe Yak CollectiveThe Yak Collective is an online space for collaborative tinkering.https://www.yakcollective.org0xSalonwelcome to the 0xSalon ::: event series, residency programme, epistemic skunkworkshttps://0xsalon.pubpub.orgIn addition, there are a series of online publications which have excellent and compelling content. Here are a few that are constantly nurturing influential content:ribbonfarmconstructions in magical thinkinghttps://www.ribbonfarm.comAbout - Real LifeReal Life was a magazine about living with technology. The emphasis was more on living. To find out more about us, click here. To find out more about our contributors, click here. Real Life was made possible by funding from Snap, Inc., and we operated with editorial independence and without ads.https://reallifemag.comNOEMA | Noema MagazineNoema is a magazine exploring the transformations sweeping our world. We publish essays, reporting, interviews, videos and art on the overlapping realms of philosophy, governance, geopolitics, economics, technology and culture. In doing so, our unique approach is to get out of the usual lanes and cross disciplines, professions, social silos, political tribes and cultural boundaries.https://www.noemamag.comNEW MODELS 2025®NEW MODELS is a media channel and community addressing the emergent effects of networked technology on culture.https://www.newmodels.ioOther InternetApplied Researchhttps://otherinter.netPalladium MagazinePalladium is a San Francisco-based non-partisan publication that explores the future of governance and society through international journalism, long-form analysis, and social philosophy.https://www.palladiummag.comhttps://zine.boysclub.vip/ZORA ZINEGalaxy brain speculations and vibin out.https://zine.zora.coFWB - EditorialFWB - Editorialhttps://v1.fwb.helpFinally, there are a few newsletters that constantly publish excellent thought pieces and link out to interesting sources (check the links and footnotes):Product Lost by @hipcityreg | Reggie James | SubstackThis is not a collection of links and news recaps. This is a critical exploration of what is happening in our technological environments, how it shapes us, and how we actively shape it back. Click to read Product Lost by @hipcityreg, by Reggie James, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.https://hipcityreg.substack.comdefault.blog | Katherine Dee | SubstackAn emotional scrapbook of the Internet. Click to read default.blog, by Katherine Dee, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.https://default.blogSquishy Computer | Gordon Brander | SubstackLearning to build living software. Click to read Squishy Computer, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.https://newsletter.squishy.computerNumb at the Lodge | Sam Kriss | SubstackThese heavy sands are language tide and wind have silted here. Click to read Numb at the Lodge, by Sam Kriss, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.https://samkriss.substack.comStratechery by Ben ThompsonOn the business, strategy, and impact of technology.https://stratechery.comJay Springett | Writer, Podcaster, Strategist - thejaymoJay Springett is a writer, podcaster, and strategist. An early voice in Solarpunk and expert on world running, he explores technology and internet culture.https://thejaymo.netThree quarks | David Phelps | SubstackDeep dives into crypto and web3: what does the past of tech, culture, and economics tell us about their future? Click to read Three quarks, by David Phelps, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.https://davidphelps.substack.comKneeling Bus | Drew Austin | SubstackNotes from the collision of meatspace and the internet. Click to read Kneeling Bus, by Drew Austin, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.https://kneelingbus.substack.comVery Internet PersonA channel for Very Internet Persons to discuss net culture, intermedia, and having fun onlineFarcasterThank you again for reading and enjoying Folklore. If you have recommendations for newsletters, please let us know. We value diversity of writing and perspective and are constantly looking for fresh takes on our social realities (IRL and URL). Not a member yet? Join here: https://zora.co/collections/0x30fbfb1416803b3e46d82811ce7aea0a21af12ce/

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