"The internet is real life. And navigating life means navigating the internet. News now exists to summarize things that have already happened online. Music is being restructured by TikTok's 15-second clip format, the way radio once defined the verse-chorus arrangement."
"From the beginning of history, we've used technology to mediate between ourselves and the world. Domesticating horses, inventing currency, building governments - each was a mediating layer between humanity and raw nature. The internet is simply the newest and most expansive version of that ancient process."
The phrase 'touch grass' suggests logging off the internet, but Erik Torenberg argues that the internet is now real life. He posits that navigating life involves navigating the internet, which has transformed various aspects of culture, politics, and language. News summarizes online events, music adapts to TikTok formats, and politicians engage in internet discourse. Torenberg claims that human existence has always been mediated by technology, with the internet being the latest evolution of this process, challenging the notion of 'real life.'
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