¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Psychologists have never actually concluded that "social media addiction" is a real thing. But that *little* detail has not stopped some folks from launching an entire program of therapy (!!). It involves spending a lot of time on your phone/computer, which wouldn't seem to make much sense. Then again, what do I know, I haven't sought treatment.

Not an expert, but i'm p. sure that's the dog equivalent of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

(Psst, new readers: On Fridays, the newsletter takes a slightly different form! I put together a little ebook of reads from the week to help you catch-up and/or unplug.) 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!
A Father, a Dying Son, and the Quest to Make the Most Profound Videogame (Wired) The Deep Space of Digital Reading (Nautilus) How the Daily Fantasy Sports Industry Turns Fans Into Suckers (NYT) Who Controls Your Facebook Feed (Slate) Wizards of Like (New Inquiry) The Search for the Killer Bot (The Verge) Our Bitmoji, Ourselves (Slate) How the Internet Picks Its Boyfriends (NY Mag) The surprising Internet forum some alcoholics are choosing over AA (WaPo) The Triumph of Email (The Atlantic)
Happy reading!
@caitlindewey

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