Back in 2012, writer Jack Chang coined something known as “the slow web.” Similar to the slow foods movement, the idea of the slow web movement was to decelerate the pace in which readers consume content: “slow web” consumers would read full length articles, keep open tabs to a minimum, and otherwise spend meaningful time on the internet, instead of just time.
The slow web movement hasn’t exactly taken off (I have 15 different tabs open at the moment, and today is a good day) but manifestations of the practice remain. I’m a particular fan of r/watchplantsgrow, a Reddit community dedicated to plant timelapse videos which was launched seven months ago and has since gained over 46,000 subscribers. Read more…
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