BREAKING: Supreme Court won’t intervene on TikTok. People PANIC!
Bartie Musa Commentary: It looks like it’s about to be Tick-tock on TiKTok, the U.S. Supreme court has ruled they will not interfere on Babylon’s most precious digital altar. What will all the TikTokers do without their dances of vanity? What will serve as Babylon’s next cultural hub and nexus of vanity? Time shall tell, […]
Babylon’s New Distraction: RedNote Rises Amid TikTok Ban
Bartie Musa Commentary: The TikTok ban has not even gone through yet and we’re already seeing dramatic reactions and transitions. Babylonians are rapidly flocking to the app “RedNote” which is ironically also owned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). And if you ask me RedNote sounds like something straight out of a communist party manifesto. […]
Digital Judgment Day: TikTok Ban Topples Babylon’s Idols, it’s over!
Bartie Musa Commentary: DUN DUN DUN… The dreaded TikTok ban looms like a shadow of darkness over the inhabitants of Babylon. I’m still not convinced it will go through until it actually does, or Trump’s admin may just ignore the ruling and let the people have it. But on the off chance that Yahawah bahasham […]
Babylon’s New Mirror—Short-Form Videos and the Digital Captivity
Bartie Musa Commentary: It seems like “shorts”, “reels”, and “clips” now rule the internet. As attention spans dwindle and data comes at us at a pace faster than ever. How is it even possible that the internet is becoming an even more vain and ridiculous place than when it was littered with cat videos? Of […]
TikTok and the Attention Economy—Digital Idols of Babylon
Bartie Musa Commentary: We live in an unprecedented time. Just consider the average Gen Z relationship. A tik-tok dancing Gen Z girl can easily amass thousands to millions of views & followers just doing a “lil tik tok dance.” Juxtapose this with a Gen Z boy… her gen Z boyfriend could never keep up with […]