r/NoSurf: A Subreddit for the Very Offline

Welcome to another weekly edition of Cyberbits—a weekly curated newsletter of fascinating finds on the internet, from random Reddit threads to weird webpages.

This Edition 

I spend a lot of time online and I’m fascinated by people who don’t. This week’s edition explores r/NoSurf, an online community encouraging internet users to unplug, a look into the Online Fame Machine, and Twitter threads as a storytelling art form.

For Members

This week I published an interview with Nadir Matti, the 20-year old Founder behind Study Together, a Discord community that’s grown to over 150K members in 15 months. He talks about how he grew the community so quickly, why he picked Discord, and how he keeps students coming back. It’s available for paying Cybernaut subscribers. 

A paid subscription to this newsletter gets you access to interviews like the one above, as well the entire Every bundle of newsletters and podcasts, including Glassy, Means of Creation, The Long Conversation, Talk Therapy, Napkin Math, and many more!  You’ll also get access to our Discord community—this week, I spoke with Nathan Baschez in a live chat about all things internet writing. The community also chatted about online satire and Ghost Knowledge, a new platform where you can request articles from experts.