Dept. of Minor Observations
A repository of bulletins, field reports, working papers, and notices concerning small thoughts, odd details, internet archaeology, abandoned drafts, and gentle critiques of modern digital culture. Items are classified, stamped, and filed accordingly.
On the digital thing that has replaced the other digital thing
A partial record, kept for institutional memory..
The blog gave way to the platform. The platform gave way to the feed.
The forum gave way to the thread. The thread gave way to the reply.
The website gave way to the profile. The email newsletter returned,
having briefly given way to the notification, which gave way to the
alert, which everyone turned off.
The Department is not offering any argument about quality or progress.
This is a list. Lists of this kind will be useful in approximately
fifteen years, when someone will describe a current format as entirely
new and the list will be available for consultation. And then a reconsideration of their observation.