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thinking about what it does to the aesthetics of the internet that no-one who is popular online will post a photo or a video that has a view out of their window
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the internet is a series of white walls and no windows
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this is one reason Tom Scott's videos do so well. it just feels good to see a person in a place. refreshing. ah! the world! (that place is not his home, it is a series of locations, it's a good if tiring solution to the same problem)
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excellent essay on the American room, online @Orangetronic/1489553007733886976?s=20&t=ExB5lzI-TdndsqQPkQdYyg
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which in turn makes me think of "Me Singing Stay By Rihanna" by Molly Soda youtube.com/watch?v=ZCKoFkAipbk
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although the people featured generally aren't so big to have The Fear. really i'm thinking of, like... a Twitch streamer. Secret Lab chair. nice headphones. aesthetic shelf of knickknacks in the background. LED lighting. no windows.
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@ftrain writes about youtubers as they attempt to professionalize, to transcend the beige walls of a rented house. rent a studio or build a nice home one. but still: no windows.
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i should say as well: this is a thing for famous people online generally, but it generally tends to bite harder and earlier for women.