Cirrus@Austlit

'Nearly sixty percent of the world’s population uses social media. For individuals, that means logging in to Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok to engage with friends— and enemies—in a stream of algorithmically-tailored content. “Engaging” in the last decade has come more and more to mean “grow incensed by” someone’s creation or comment. The omnipresence of trolls and product influencers make these platforms not unlike a mall food court, where the rich, loud, and insecure hold ultimate sway. The sane among us have to wonder: is there any hope left for a digital realm that excites and inspires us?' (Introduction)