Digital Culture
Glitch Gods: The Creators Who Are Torching the Algorithm on Purpose
A growing underground of artists, comedians, and musicians are deliberately posting at 3 a.m., filming in portrait-within-landscape, and writing captions that beg you not to like the video. We went deep into the anti-optimization movement — and what we found is either the future of creativity or the most beautiful act of self-sabotage the internet has ever seen.