Data-based platforms promise meaning: meaningful encounters, important information, access, and availability. However, the meaning organized by data does not always meet the needs and expectations of users.
Data organizes meaning in a very specific way that is driven by statistics and comparability. This algorithmic meaning does not always match what people expect or seek from platforms. Who hasn’t ended up in a Netflix dead end? We usually react to this with discomfort.
Digital discomfort is our constant companion.
At the check-in desk for digital discomfort, you can deposit your disappointments, bad feelings, mistrust, and black box experiences, and you’ll get a glitch from me in exchange.
The check in is open Saturday, 16.09.2023, from 1 to 5 pm.