The Internet Used to be a Haven for People with Autism

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3.8 • 678 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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0:23.3	That's why the world works with ServiceNow.
0:26.5	Visit ServiceNow.com slash UK slash AI for people. Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton.
0:44.6	And I'm Candice Lim, and you're listening to I see Y.
0:47.1	Why am I?
0:48.0	In case you missed it.
0:49.5	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:52.1	And Candace, today.
0:54.9	Well, today for no reason at all, I feel like being a hater.
0:59.1	I mean, here's a thing. Being a hater is a full-time job. So clock in, Rachel.
1:03.9	I am clocked in. I've punched my card. Something's in the air.
1:13.9	Maybe it's that I've been trying to get on a tattoo artist books for a year now,
1:18.2	and I've been thwarted for the rest of 2023.
1:21.3	Maybe it's just that I'm PMSing a little bit.
1:24.2	Regardless, let's revel in this hater energy.
1:29.5	So it's a little early for us to do our annual episode on trends that need to stay in 2023. But I thought, what if we gave our
1:36.2	listeners a little teaser by each offering up something that's currently happening online
1:42.1	that needs to stop. Candice, would you like to go first?
1:47.3	Absolutely.
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