How Internet Culture Forms
Internet culture forms through shared viral experiences, platform features like Twitter brevity, inside jokes, and memes as cultural currency.
May 2025
Online Identity Explained
Online identities balance authenticity with curation. Anonymity versus visibility creates tension between self-expression and social consequences.
Online Behavior vs Offline Behavior
Online behavior is more extreme, disinhibited, and performative. Audience awareness shapes behavior differently than face-to-face interaction does.
Platform Norms Explained
Platform norms emerge from design: Twitter favors brevity and snark, Reddit encourages anonymity and longform, LinkedIn promotes professional polish.
April 2025
Anonymity Effects Explained
Anonymity reduces accountability, increases disinhibition, enables experimentation, and amplifies both extreme honesty and trolling behavior online.
Digital Etiquette Explained
Mute when not speaking in video calls. Don't hijack threads. Credit sources. Use appropriate channels. Respect others' time and attention.