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How the Most Extreme Trips on Erowid Transformed Modern Drug Culture
How Erowid harnessed the communitarian spirit of the early web to change the way we use and understand drugs.
Faking Your Death Online Is a Lot Harder Than It Used to Be
In the early days of social media, death’s clammy hand was never far from a user’s shoulder.
The Terror of Dealing with Social Anxiety Disorder in Prison
My condition was both the thing that led me into crime and an extra punishment on top of my jail sentence.
The Nude Hunters: How Sad Forum Guys Trade Naked Snapchats Like Baseball Cards
Forum users share tips on how best to scrape messaging apps and social media for naked picture "wins."
The Hacking Forum 'Hell' Is Back After a 2-Week Shutdown
The dark web hacking forum has had its ups and downs recently, and has now apparently switched owners.
The Pocket Guide to Fighting with Idiots on the Internet
Twitter, chat rooms, Xbox Live—do you have what it takes to emerge victorious in these areas of online combat?
I Spent a Week Undercover in a Pro-Anorexia WhatsApp Group
The skeletal girls in it bowed before a mysterious leader known as "the goddess of emaciation."
When I Was a Boy, the Internet Made Me a Man
If practice makes perfect, I'm the Tiger Woods of finding memes.
The 4Chan of ‘The Sims’
I was a cyberbully in a community for “The Sims,” and I feel really, really bad about it.
Bodybuilding Forums Are One of the Last Relics of Web 1.0
Bodybuilding forums occupy a weird space between anonymous forums and Facebook, where users build reputations around their usernames and avatars, discussing the most noble pursuit of them all—bodybuilding.
NO COMMENT: Why Do So Many Musicians Act Like Terrible People Online?
What happens when the veil of internet anonymity is dropped and you know exactly who’s coming after you?