What it all means ~in the end.~

Guys, today is a BIG day for two of my favorite things: homemade soup ... and net neutrality. (Haha, JUST kidding. My dog, Downton Abbey and the Dewey fam rank way above tech policy.) But still, if you care about this kind of thing -- which really you should, just a tiny bit -- I refer you to this edifying blog post by my colleagues at the Switch. If you do not care, it's cool, whatevs: Let's look at some GIFs!

1. How real are Facebook friends? For years, an artist has been tracking down and photographing her social media connections. The search has taken her to 150 cities, cost $50,000 -- and taught her a lot about weak ties, identity, and what it all means ~in the end.~

2. This is one of the most compelling metaphors for Internet media that I've ever read. "Poor people in a blighted urban food desert – devoid of garden or grocer but rife with Burger Kings and Dairy Queens – don’t consume fast food every day because their bodies are hungry for French fries. They consume it because they’re hungry ... creating a confusing 21st century conundrum for the evolved human body: to be at once obese and malnourished."

3. This man has made 47,000 near-identical grammatical edits to Wikipedia since 2007. Don't say he needs a hobby -- this is it.

Poor pup. Also, because yesterday's GIF did not display, I shall link to it here!

Pocketable: A new service thinks it can cure depression -- via text message. (4811 words/19 minutes)

Postscripts: Perpetual pizza. Comfort kangaroos. A humorous high-heeled history. Why dudes will never dig Pinterest and what emojis mean. A short history of shit shows. What happens when people take the same iPhone pic. This guy was a Facebook cofounder, until he (like an idiot) quit. Activities for the daredevil in you: a Game of Thrones pop-up and an igloo AirBnB. Today, in profound Internet things: guilt, grief, regret and the impermanence of civility.

PSA: Thanks to the great generosity and brilliance of my coworker-pal Julia Carpenter, I'll be doing a live Q&A on the WaPo Tumblr a week from today. If you've been dying to ask for my best homemade soup recipe (or you know, anything), this is probably your best/only opportunity.

Until tomorrow!
@caitlindewey

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