’10. We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace.’ - from The Black Panther Party “What We Want Now!” Ten-Point Program, published May 1967. I spent this past strange summer suffering more than usual from social media fatigue. I tried to institute a no phone after dinner rule that digressed into no phone in bed before it fell apart completely. I tried removing the icons from my home screen but my brain was so desperate for its pathetic little hits of dopamine that it sent out muscle memory signals straight to my thumbs every time I picked up my phone. Ultimately my efforts were futile, my weak will unable to contend with all that my phone has become in the time of Our Virus: my news source, my social life and my portal to the world.
Panthers, doom scrolling and taking back power.
Panthers, doom scrolling and taking back…
Panthers, doom scrolling and taking back power.
’10. We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace.’ - from The Black Panther Party “What We Want Now!” Ten-Point Program, published May 1967. I spent this past strange summer suffering more than usual from social media fatigue. I tried to institute a no phone after dinner rule that digressed into no phone in bed before it fell apart completely. I tried removing the icons from my home screen but my brain was so desperate for its pathetic little hits of dopamine that it sent out muscle memory signals straight to my thumbs every time I picked up my phone. Ultimately my efforts were futile, my weak will unable to contend with all that my phone has become in the time of Our Virus: my news source, my social life and my portal to the world.