Yancey Strickler: Dark Forest Theory of the Internet Doomscroll

My guest is Yancey Strickler, an author and former music critic. He is a co-founder of Metalabel as well as a co-founder and previously the CEO of Kickstarter. Part 2: We discuss the new shape of online culture. Dark Forest spaces are gated digital communities, often curated around a specific niche or field of expertise. They represents a retreat from open social media into private spaces, where users may have complex and context-rich conversations. You can get access to the full catalog for Doomscroll and more by becoming a paid supporter:

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Yancey Strickler: Dark Forest Theory of the Internet Doomscroll is an episode from Joshua Citarella by Joshua Citarella.

This episode is 00:47:44 long.

This episode was published on Aug 18, 2025.

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