"Links" Weekend Edition: so ghost, such pumpkin

Are you afraid of ghosts? I do not mean spirits. I mean people who don't answer texts 'cause they're dicks. As I learned in this slightly frightening story, 10 percent of Americans have ghosted before. (Wtf, America? A hex on you all.)

wow, so ghost, such pumpkin (link)

You can download this week's round-up of digital culture #longreads as ~an ebook here~, OR you can click directly into the links that strike your fancy. In either case, your regularly scheduled Links will be back Monday!
Every Day I Want To Quit Social Media (Buzzfeed) Faking Your Death Online Is a Lot Harder Than It Used to Be (Vice)
How the Internet’s Most Earnest Evangelist Became Its Fiercest Critic (WaPo)
The Rating Game (The Verge) China's Troubling New Social Credit System—And Ours (The New Republic) They Burn Witches Here (Huffington Post) The Big Business of Adventure on Instagram (Outside) The Rise and Fall of .Ly (Priceonomics)

Happy reading and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
@caitlindewey

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