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Feels Guide
A field guide to internet emotion
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Confirm Humanity
Technology that affirms our humanity is 2023 goals
Pamela Pavliscak
Jan 9, 2023
Vemödalen > A fear that it’s all be done before
Vemödalen > A fear that it’s all be done before
Vemödalen is the latest spin on feeling as if it’s not possible to create anything original.
Pamela Pavliscak
Dec 4, 2022
Cybersickness > Physical and emotional unease in virtual spaces
Cybersickness > Physical and emotional unease in virtual spaces
The Feels Guide is a field guide to internet emotion — new feelings, moody machines, emotional design, and wherever, whenever, however…
Pamela Pavliscak
Oct 23, 2022
Bye Felicia > A dismissive send-off that can playfully mask deeper feelings (or not)
Bye Felicia > A dismissive send-off that can playfully mask deeper feelings (or not)
Bye Felicia is an example of how we make light of our feelings while still seeking a bond with like-minded people on the internet.
Pamela Pavliscak
Oct 17, 2022
Navigational Atrophy > Anxiety over losing our sense of direction
Navigational Atrophy > Anxiety over losing our sense of direction
Navigational atrophy is the real decline of spatial cognition and the equally real apprehension about a loss of sensory awareness.
Pamela Pavliscak
Oct 1, 2022
Digital Detox > A way to restore calm and reset tech expectations
Digital Detox > A way to restore calm and reset tech expectations
The Feels Guide is a field guide to internet emotion — new feelings, moody machines, emotional design, and wherever, whenever, however…
Pamela Pavliscak
Sep 19, 2022
Future Self-Continuity > How to feel more like future you
Future Self-Continuity > How to feel more like future you
Future Self-Continuity is the connection we feel to our future selves that influences almost every aspect of our decision-making
Pamela Pavliscak
Sep 11, 2022
Cyberchondria > When excessive internet searching stirs up health anxiety
Cyberchondria > When excessive internet searching stirs up health anxiety
Cyberchondria is a stigmatized label and a serious area of study that describes anxiety fueled by unhealthy doses of health…
Pamela Pavliscak
Sep 5, 2022
Hot Girl > A state of mind that embodies unapologetic confidence
Hot Girl > A state of mind that embodies unapologetic confidence
Being a hot girl is no longer a badge of honor or judgmental label, it’s now more than ever a state of mind popularized on the internet.
Pamela Pavliscak
Aug 22, 2022
Profile-Litost
Profile-Litost
This week’s feeling hopped from Czech culture to internet culture by way of ubiquitous recommendation algorithms.
Pamela Pavliscak
Aug 15, 2022
Cringe
Cringe
This week’s feeling has changed from an empathy-builder to an empathy-detractor, but the next phase of cringe is looking kinder.
Pamela Pavliscak
Aug 8, 2022
Ghosting
Ghosting
This week’s feeling is an emotional behavior that’s motivated by avoiding emotions but leaves a strong emotional aftertaste.
Pamela Pavliscak
Aug 1, 2022
Shook
Shook
This week’s feeling can range from awestruck confusion to hyperbolic fluster; an emotion strongly expressed but often weakly felt.
Pamela Pavliscak
Aug 1, 2022
Three-dot anxiety
Three-dot anxiety
This week’s feeling is one of the forms of anxiety associated with tech use that started out with good intentions but didn’t end up that…
Pamela Pavliscak
Aug 1, 2022
A field guide to internet emotion
A field guide to internet emotion
The Feels Guide is a field guide to internet emotion — new feelings, moody machines, emotional design, and wherever, whenever, however…
Pamela Pavliscak
Aug 1, 2022
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