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How to become a citizen of the internet - by Eli Qian

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Discover Reddit in fourth grade through a CGP Grey video. Become fascinated with what it means to have "community" on the internet. Start with r/AskReddit and r/Jokes. Quickly figure out that the best stuff is always in the comments. Read Reddit everyday. Notice that people online talk differently. They're funnier, wittier, and easier to understand. Make an account, but be too scared to say anything. Don’t worry, soon you’ll get bored of lurking and work up the nerve to comment. Help internet strangers build gaming PCs. Feel proud of yourself when someone thanks you for your advice. Feel a weird kinship with users in the subreddits you frequent. Stalk someone’s profile for the first time. Think about how cool it is that there is a digital history of someone's online life. Notice as you turn to Reddit for more and more of your interests: r/swimming then r/EDC then r/IOSsetups. Later on, r/debate, r/Formula1, and r/tennis. Start watching a sport for a reason you can't remember. Be confus

Wolfgang Tillmans, Glyptothek Munich, 2007 Discover Reddit in fourth grade through a CGP Grey video. Become fascinated with what it means to have "community" on the internet. Start with r/AskReddit and r/Jokes. Quickly figure out that the best stuff is always in the comments. Read Reddit everyday. Notice that people online talk differently. They're funnier, wittier, and easier to understand. Make an account, but be too scared to say anything. Don’t worry, soon you’ll get bored of lurking and work up the nerve to comment. Help internet strangers build gaming PCs. Feel proud of yourself when…

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