What Kyle Chayka thinks about social media
Staff writer at The New Yorker, where he writes the Infinite Scroll column, and author of Filterworld and The Longing for Less.
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3 dated positions, 2024 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Kyle Chayka has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingSocial media no longer works for writers to reach an audience; newsletters are a better channel.
Their wordsAs discussed, social media doesn't work for writers anymore. Newsletters are way better.
↗Everything on the internet is a "show"kylechayka.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 9 months earlier
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Their wordsIt's very relatable; the internet is so toxic but we kind of have no choice but to interact with it if we want to be heard as musicians / writers / artists / citizens.
↗How to survive a TikTok hit songkylechayka.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 19 months earlier
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Their wordsMy feeling is that algorithmic feeds and recommendations have kind of guided us into conforming to each other and kind of having this homogenization of culture where we all accept the average of what everyone's doing.
↗'Filterworld' explores how social media algorithms 'flatten' our culture (Fresh Air, NPR)npr.org 3rd of 3 in this piece