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How Silicon Valley helps spread the same sterile aesthetic across the world

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  • Aug 3, 2016
  • #Design #Internet
Kyle Chayka
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www.theverge.com
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"From bars, to coffee shops, to startup offices, the internet is transforming the real-world. In this essay, Kyle Chayka asks: “is the contemporary city like the contemporary airpor... Show More

"From bars, to coffee shops, to startup offices, the internet is transforming the real-world. In this essay, Kyle Chayka asks: “is the contemporary city like the contemporary airport — all the same?” The essay is cynical, yet thought-provoking. Chayka argues that the internet has created a soul-dissipating uniformity and a globalized sameness-as-a-service. By disconnecting from its geography and making everything as average as possible, AirSpace is the antithesis of travel."

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