We Used to Vibe: Losing Our Spaces Online and IRL

Once upon a time, the algorithm didn’t decide the vibe. We had house parties, hole-in-the-wall clubs, friend-coded tweets, Tumblr moodboards, and DMs that felt like diary entries. But now? Everything’s optimized. Curated. Gentrified.

This episode explores what we’ve lost in the shift from community-driven spaces to platform-optimized culture—and what it means to reclaim intimacy, memory, and presence in an era of hyper-performance.