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# #706 | Old Internet vs New Internet
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/706-old-internet-vs-new-internet/
- Published: 2024-02-02T16:24:56.000Z
- Updated: 2024-05-14T15:25:14.000Z
- Author: Protein
- Tags: Supplement, #Migrated-1715700289252, #Import 2024-05-14 15:25

I’ve been thinking a lot about the old internet recently. You know, the one from the 00’s. When you coded your own website, your limited bandwidth positively challenged your creativity, and you knew most of the people in the various forums you hung out it.

It appears I’m not alone in my nostalgia — look at what [Sari](https://twitter.com/sariazout?ref=protein.xyz) is doing with [Sublime](https://sublime.app/?ref=protein.xyz), [Tyler](https://www.tylerbainbridge.com/?ref=protein.xyz) with Perfectly Imperfect’s [PI.FYI](http://pi.fyi/?ref=protein.xyz), Seed Club’s [Internet Explorers](https://live.seedclub.xyz/?ref=protein.xyz), books on [LAN parties](https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/61751/1/lan-party-merrtt-k-90s-gamers-y2k-gaming-subculture?ref=protein.xyz), and MSCHF’s [ASCII Theatre](https://ascii.theater/?ref=protein.xyz). What does this mean? Who knows, but it might be something to do with our human need of familiarity, comfort and safety as a response to what’s happening around the world right now. Either way, it’s got me percolating on the idea that we should reintroduce some of the Protein OS designs from a while back (shoutout to anyone who remembers this):

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/71/fc716215-5729-441a-bd07-e2b50bc413b1/content/images/2024/05/https-3a-2f-2fsubstack-post-media-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2f872cf9c5-62f7-45ef-b65d-edc7c422eac0_1696x1306-png.jpg)

Protein OS from 9th March 2004

Anyway, it’s been 6 months since the last Supplement, so here’s a few things you might have missed: we [closed our Discord](https://x.com/protein/status/1716916849630405019?s=20&ref=protein.xyz), opened a new [Protein Studios](https://www.proteinstudios.com/?ref=protein.xyz) in the [English countryside](https://tisbury.proteinstudios.com/?ref=protein.xyz), released a [Future Creatives report with D&AD](https://www.proteinagency.com/reports/future-creatives-report?ref=protein.xyz), and recorded podcasts with [Nearfield](https://www.protein.xyz/simon-tapscott-and-jack-horner-on/) and [Sam Walton from Hole & Corner](https://www.protein.xyz/sam-walton-on-10-years-of-hole-and/). January is finally behind us and [Pluto is in Aquarius](https://www.wmagazine.com/life/pluto-in-aquarius-2024-horoscope?ref=protein.xyz), so let’s get on with the links shall we?

[Will](https://www.linkedin.com/in/willprotein/?ref=protein.xyz) x

P.*S.* We’re trying a new format for the links this month, so please [let us know what you think](https://members.proteinstudios.com/contact?ref=protein.xyz).

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#### LINKS

- Sean Monahan’s [diagrams of the decade](https://www.8ball.report/p/diagramming-the-decade?ref=protein.xyz)
- Elon’s [Neuralink](https://neuralink.com/?ref=protein.xyz) has completed it’s [first implant](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1752098683024220632?ref=protein.xyz)
- Gen Z’s are making [libraries cool again](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/jan/26/books-and-looks-gen-z-is-rediscovering-the-public-library?ref=protein.xyz)
- [Rob Abelow](https://twitter.com/AbelowRob?ref=protein.xyz) on the [music fandoms](https://x.com/AbelowRob/status/1752786277823545375?s=20&ref=protein.xyz)
- Is fashion having another [John Galliano moment](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/31/style/john-galliano-couture-paris.html?ref=protein.xyz)
- Matt Klein’s [META Trending Trends](https://zine.kleinkleinklein.com/p/meta-trends-2024?ref=protein.xyz) is an especially essential read this year given he’s included a reflection on what’s changed since 2018 … in short, not much.
- Our friends at [RADAR](https://www.radardao.xyz/?ref=protein.xyz) have made a [visual trends radio](https://radio.radardao.xyz/?ref=protein.xyz) as well as a snazzy [field guide to the future](https://www.radardao.xyz/category/field-guide-to-the-future?ref=protein.xyz)
- [Future Days](https://futuredays.io/?ref=protein.xyz) is happening in Lisbon if you fancy it
- Do you [over or under](https://www.instagram.com/p/C2qtjB4NZgn?ref=protein.xyz)?
- Vacationland have been [Looking Everywhere](https://www.vacationland.film/10years?ref=protein.xyz) for 10 years (and still haven’t found it)
- Have you ever wondered [who owns what](https://www.figma.com/file/J8sUNwKITwX5yFzTb1KAWP/Music-Ownership-Ouroboros?type=whiteboard&node-id=0-1&ref=protein.xyz) in the music industry? h/t [Cherie Hu](https://twitter.com/cheriehu42?ref=protein.xyz) from [Water & Music](https://www.waterandmusic.com/?ref=protein.xyz)
- You AI girlfriend [probably won’t last](https://qz.com/ai-girlfriend-chatbots-openai-gpt-store-relationships-1851198193?ref=protein.xyz)
- Variant Fund on [progressive ownership models](https://variant.fund/articles/progressive-ownership-model-application-tokens/?ref=protein.xyz)
- [Other Internet](https://otherinter.net/research/?ref=protein.xyz) on crypto’s [three body problem](https://otherinter.net/research/three-body-problem/?ref=protein.xyz)
- The [State of Beverages](https://x.com/iiiitsandrea/status/1732112310804545821?s=20&ref=protein.xyz) by [Snaxshot](https://www.snaxshot.com/?ref=protein.xyz) is an immense piece of work
- Non-Fungible Plants (NFPs) are real plants with [NFTs stored in their DNA](https://nfp.garden/?ref=protein.xyz)
- [Li Jin](https://twitter.com/ljin18?ref=protein.xyz) on [points programes](https://www.lisnewsletter.com/p/lessons-on-points-programs?ref=protein.xyz)
- Why do people [collect things?](https://www.artbasel.com/stories/survey-global-collectors-art-basel-professor-andrew-dillon-university-of-texas?ref=protein.xyz)
- How your creativity [changes as you age](https://wepresent.wetransfer.com/stories/aging-as-a-creative?ref=protein.xyz)
- [Greg Bresnitz](https://twitter.com/GregBresnitz?ref=protein.xyz) on [decentralisation and desire](https://www.fwb.help/editorial/decentralization-and-desire?ref=protein.xyz)
- What happened to [Williamsburg?](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/01/29/style/williamsburg-brooklyn-history-timeline.html?ref=protein.xyz)
- What 2023’s fringes will mean for [2024’s mainstream](https://wearesocial.com/uk/blog/2024/01/digital-culture-review-what-2023s-fringes-will-mean-for-2024s-mainstream?ref=protein.xyz)
- [/brandnew](https://boysclub.vip/brandnew/?ref=protein.xyz) is [Boy Club’s](https://twitter.com/boysclubworld?ref=protein.xyz) one-day summit on the new internet
- Buckmnsiter Fuller’s 1969 [operating manual for spaceship earth](https://designsciencelab.com/resources/OperatingManual%5FBF.pdf?ref=protein.xyz)
- A call for more [friction](https://designingfriction.com/?ref=protein.xyz) in digital culture
- [Seed Club cohort 07](https://www.seedclub.xyz/getfunded/accelerator?ref=protein.xyz) is open for applications
- Dezeen on [how The Sims stays relevant](https://www.dezeen.com/2024/01/28/the-sims-interiors-dezeen-in-depth?ref=protein.xyz)
- [Ai vs AI](https://circa.art/artist/ai-weiwei-ai-vs-ai/?ref=protein.xyz)
- The rise of [techno-authoritarianism](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/03/facebook-meta-silicon-valley-politics/677168/?ref=protein.xyz)
- Here’s 19 ways to (hopefully) [make money as a writer](https://susannahbreslin.com/blog/2024/1/27/19-ways-to-make-money-as-a-writer?ref=protein.xyz)
- Ray Kurzweil is sticking to his predictions: [AGI by 2029, Singularity by 2045](https://twitter.com/LinusEkenstam/status/1737745916130435290?ref=protein.xyz)
- An interview with the [AI Marge Simpson](https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxjk3w/margie-the-hun-simpsons-ai-generated-tiktok-character-interview?ref=protein.xyz)
- [Have you been trained](https://haveibeentrained.com/?ref=protein.xyz) by the AI machine?
- [Post-identity design](https://walkerart.org/magazine/post-identity-design-brands-politics-and-technological-instability?ref=protein.xyz) aka brands, politics, and technological instability
- Brain Lehrer on [what happened to the new internet?](https://www.bryanlehrer.com/entries/new-internet/?ref=protein.xyz)
- And in case you were wondering, this is approximately where we are in the skinny vs baggy pant cycle:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/71/fc716215-5729-441a-bd07-e2b50bc413b1/content/images/2024/05/https-3a-2f-2fsubstack-post-media-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2fdd4c3e9b-bedf-4afc-9e7d-787336d22526_923x1007-jpeg.jpg)

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