Hey there! I’m Etai, a content writer at Cheezburger, and like most 90s kids, my parents were secondary caretakers to a child who was raised by the internet.
When I was in 4th grade I was introduced to heavier genres of rock music while at a friend’s house by her older brother. Without the internet, I might have forgotten about it or at most - asked my parents to buy me a CD, but with the powers of the early Web 2.0 at my fingertips, I immediately immersed myself into a cultural world that has since been my home.
From band websites, community forums, and correspondence asking like-minded strangers for recommendations like: "I really like X, does anyone know anything similar?” - Endless wandering in search of the roots of the music, the culture around it, and other materials to listen to. I actively explored, connected, and assimilated from the room in my parents' home - an entire culture I had never known before in the real world. And honestly, I kinda miss that old internet.
Today, I’m mostly preoccupied with philosophy, as well as media, politics, fashion, and obviously Rock ‘n’ Roll, along with other music genres.
I hold an M.A. in Philosophy, Science, and Digital Culture, and so when I’m not writing about memes on the internet, I’m writing papers about the internet.
