where were you when

because I was online

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Boys Club
October 18, 2024

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For the most part this newsletter is usually funny, but today’s internet observation is rooted in a sad moment so we’re at a bit of an impasse.

We’re living in a time when the distribution of information is happening at breakneck speed. Because of our shared delulu playground (aka social media) it’s also an increasingly collective experience.

The 'where were you when' phenomenon used to be about where you “were” when you found out about a global event—like the JFK assassination, 9/11, or Big moving to Paris.

But now, we all know where we were during moments like Scandoval, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's pap walk, Donald Trump assassination pt 1, and Donald Trump assassination pt 2—we were online.

Our collective memories of historic moments are undoubtedly being formed on the timeline.

‘What @ told you’ is the new ‘Where were you when,’ and the answer and spirit around that information will be entirely shaped by the spaces you inhabit online. Was it Pop Crave, The Cut, or pump.fun that told you about the latest global news moment?

The only thing that feels true is that if the @ is a hot guy on TikTok, then it’s heartbreaking…