Culture

“Enshittification” Isn’t Real

There is no such thing as enshittification. It is merely platform narcissism.

Sep 1 • Ruby Justice Thelot

Your Favorite Creator Isn’t Real—Does it Matter?

I ran a social experiment with a fake AI influencer that The Daily Mail crowned as Alabama's "most popular sorority star"

Aug 17 • Olivia Moore

This Essay is 10% AI Generated

Pangram, Authorship, and French Theory

Aug 13 • Alex Danco

The Most Human Technology Ever Made

Most people aren't trying to save time. They're trying to spend it.

Jul 13 • Anish A

The 2026 Summer Reading List

From a16z New Media's editorial team

Jun 29 • a16z New Media

Meet the a16z Design Engineer Fellows

The 73 fellows we've selected to join the inaugural cohort

Jun 26 • Anna Owens and David Booth

Meet the second cohort of a16z New Media Fellows

A new group of 65 storytellers, creators, substackers, and comms leaders shaping the future of new media

Jun 19 • Erik Torenberg, Henry Williams, and Katie Kirsch

New Media, One Year In

To win you must go direct, and to go direct you must be interesting

Jun 18 • Erik Torenberg, Alex Danco, Elena Burger, Henry Williams, Tom Hollands, Brent Liang, and Gaby Goldberg

Meet the a16z Growth Engineer Fellows

The 65 fellows we’ve selected to join the inaugural cohort

May 6 • Erik Torenberg, Katie Kirsch, and David Booth

The Internet is Real Life

Sooner or later, everyone ends up thinking, speaking, and acting on terms that have been set online.

Apr 21 • Erik Torenberg

Monitoring the Situation

Thrilled to announce our investment in a new media company called MTS

Apr 20 • Erik Torenberg and Brent Liang

SF is back - and the tech social scene is being run by the terminally online

The new "proof of work" is your mutuals

Apr 9 • Katie Kirsch

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