nostalgia

Who remembers PostSecret?

This community art project was created in 2005. People were invited to anonymously mail in their secrets on a postcard. Readers saw themselves reflected in strangers’ confessions. These handwritten admissions countered the polished and performative sharing beginning to form on social media at the time.

Building a little space at /thenextwave and watching everything on /videolab.

I was a reader and bought the book but sold it on a zen phase 

So much better than the “crypto untolds” and such on social media now.

Also from that era: Overheard in New York was a great Twitter account

Startup artist seeking inspiration.  Champion of /bcard

There was just something about the handwritten notes that felt very striking to me at the time. Funny how in revisiting it, I don't feel the same impact.

*love* overheards - including all the spinoffs across different cities + campuses.