eat me

A composite of the bodily senses we most heavily rely on to interface with our devices, derived from an illustration first introduced by Scott R. Klemmer, B. Hartmann, and L. Takayama. 

We reclaim agency as our own technologists. We center the needs of QTBIPOC and sex workers, with trust as currency and safety as mutual aid. We stretch and subvert our attention beyond what is convenient toward what is life-affirming. We embody our whole selves and witness each other, beyond the algorithmic reach of parasitic entities. We consent for content to corrupt, mutate, and degrade over time, recognizing this as a crucial process of all natural cycles. We uphold ecosystems that align with our own definitions of care. 

Gut bacteria generate a potent neuroprotective antioxidant, indole propionic acid (IPA), with the aide of fiber-rich foods. 

What textural, frictional matter can feed the naturally interdependent relations within ourselves and each other?

The dominant networks are parasitic by design. You are not alone in experiencing any of the following...

* scrollastalgia
* commodification-induced nausea
* fear of being algorithmically tracked
* quantification of social capital
* looming feelings of guilt or doom
* binarization of complex issues
* dissociation from lived experiences
* swings between overwhelm and desensitization

As Arturo Escobar notes, 'Every tool or technology is ontological in the sense that, however humbly or minutely, it inaugurates a set of rituals, ways of doing, and modes of being. It contributes to shaping what it is to be human.' 

Who is digesting and who is being digested? 

We intake tryptophan, an amino acid to be converted into essential molecules like serotonin and melatonin. 

How do we securely derive life-affirming signals across digital morsels in exchange?

As Arturo Escobar notes, 'Every tool or technology is ontological in the sense that, however humbly or minutely, it inaugurates a set of rituals, ways of doing, and modes of being. It contributes to shaping what it is to be human.' 

Who is digesting and who is being digested? 

Gut bacteria generate a potent neuroprotective antioxidant, indole propionic acid (IPA), with the aide of fiber-rich foods. 

What textural, frictional matter can feed the naturally interdependent relations within ourselves and each other?

We intake tryptophan, an amino acid to be converted into essential molecules like serotonin and melatonin. 

How do we securely derive life-affirming signals across digital morsels in exchange?

We intake tryptophan, an amino acid to be converted into essential molecules like serotonin and melatonin. 

How do we securely derive life-affirming signals across digital morsels in exchange?

As Arturo Escobar notes, 'Every tool or technology is ontological in the sense that, however humbly or minutely, it inaugurates a set of rituals, ways of doing, and modes of being. It contributes to shaping what it is to be human.' 

Who is digesting and who is being digested? 

I invite you to come sow seeds at Open Garden, a plot of soil outside my window that is currently livestreaming via solar to the distributed web. 

Open Garden is a durational participatory performance, experimenting with the potentiality of our online attention and the labor of digital sovereignty. Instructions are freely negotiated by site visitors throughout each week, then carried out by me. Over an initial course of a month, Open Garden acts as substrate for active reflection.

Can we begin to decommodify our attention and reclaim digital agency? Where might we direct that attention, and what grows from it? How do we negotiate individual instincts with collective responsibility? What does it mean to govern ourselves in consideration of pace, place, and perspective?

Gut bacteria generate a potent neuroprotective antioxidant, indole propionic acid (IPA), with the aide of fiber-rich foods. 

What textural, frictional matter can feed the naturally interdependent relations within ourselves and each other?

As Arturo Escobar notes, 'Every tool or technology is ontological in the sense that, however humbly or minutely, it inaugurates a set of rituals, ways of doing, and modes of being. It contributes to shaping what it is to be human.' 

Who is digesting and who is being digested? 

As Arturo Escobar notes, 'Every tool or technology is ontological in the sense that, however humbly or minutely, it inaugurates a set of rituals, ways of doing, and modes of being. It contributes to shaping what it is to be human.' 

Who is digesting and who is being digested? 

As Arturo Escobar notes, 'Every tool or technology is ontological in the sense that, however humbly or minutely, it inaugurates a set of rituals, ways of doing, and modes of being. It contributes to shaping what it is to be human.' 

Who is digesting and who is being digested? 

As Arturo Escobar notes, 'Every tool or technology is ontological in the sense that, however humbly or minutely, it inaugurates a set of rituals, ways of doing, and modes of being. It contributes to shaping what it is to be human.' 

Who is digesting and who is being digested? 

As Arturo Escobar notes, 'Every tool or technology is ontological in the sense that, however humbly or minutely, it inaugurates a set of rituals, ways of doing, and modes of being. It contributes to shaping what it is to be human.' 

Who is digesting and who is being digested? 

For example, try typing without focusing on what you're writing. Simply invite in the feeling of your fingers tapping the keys.