Valentina Tanni

I swear there was a time when finishing the internet seemed almost possible. Instead, the more we surfed, the bigger it got; in a sense, it was our very presence that made it grow.

ay after day, I have discovered that the rabbit hole is not just deep: it’s bottomless. What keeps me hooked, even now—the real core of my internet addiction—is the pleasure of experiencing the teeming activity of the world, sensing the presence of others, being constantly amazed at the complexity of the behaviors, words, sounds, and images that pour into the Web every minute.

One of the most important things you learn from the internet is that there is no “them” out there. It’s just an awful lot of “us.”