ICYMI: The Internet Used to be a Haven for People with Autism

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4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, Rachelle and Candice are joined by Patrick Marlborough to discuss their recent essay for Slate, “The Death of the Internet as a Haven for People With Autism.” They wrote, “Things began to shift, if imperceptibly at first, with the advent of social media, and the steady corralling and corporatization of that otherness, weirdness, fun, and joy.” On the show, Marlborough describes what they see the internet what they see the internet shifting away from and what it’s shifting towards and what that shift means for all of us. This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario, Rachelle Hampton and Candice Lim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I made you think you was real.
0:02.0	My name is Caden Sinclair.
0:04.0	Some people call us American royalty.
0:06.0	We were liars.
0:07.0	A new series on Prime Video.
0:09.0	We were happy. We wanted for nothing.
0:12.0	Based on the best-selling novel.
0:15.0	Something terrible happened last summer,
0:17.0	and I have no memory of what or who hurt me.
0:20.0	No one in my family will tell me.
0:22.7	When you're left for dead, you want answers.
0:25.2	We Will Liars. New series, watch now, only on Prime Video. Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton.
0:44.3	And I'm Candace Lim, and you're listening to I.C. Why am I?
0:47.7	In case you missed it.
0:49.2	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:51.8	And Candice, today.
0:54.6	Well, today for no reason at all, I feel like being a hater.
0:59.0	I mean, here's a thing.
1:00.2	Being a hater is a full-time job.
1:01.9	So clock in, Rachel.
1:03.6	I am clocked in.
1:05.0	I've punched my card.
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