Phones and digital technologies function as intimate sexual devices, enabling collective teledildonic experiences and revealing how sex and sex work shaped the internet.
Pebbling and the Importance of Bids for Connection
Small digital gestures called pebbling maintain intimacy and connection by signaling care across emotional and physical distance despite technology criticism.
Gen Z's digital intimacy is shaped by romantasy, anime porn, and AI companions. This generation is pioneering new forms of connection through AI chatbots not just for novelty, but perhaps even for protection.