Rob Topinka
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Rob Topinka
@robtoes.bsky.social
Reader in Digital Media & Rhetoric Birkbeck, University of London.

researching reactionary digital politics

and the politics of shitposting (https://tinyurl.com/yc72aaah)

recovering lurker
I’m more of a hypodermic needle model man myself
December 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
wordcels unite
December 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
That’s great to hear, cheers Alan.
October 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Slow drive into a pump fake, finish with a two-footed small hop layup? Jimmy’s biting my style
October 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Thanks to @helenpidd.bsky.social who asked a question that might be the basis of my next project - what happens to failed memes? It didn't make the cut because I didn't have an answer, but we all have a bias toward big numbers when most internet activity is really lurking or posting into the void.
October 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
So you’re saying you hate parades? What’s next, banning hot air balloon rides?
October 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
“The platformization of human life means that truth and falsehood, fact and rumor, become mere data points of equal value. False information and stupid policies can move markets at least as much as accurate information and smart policies, and so offer equal opportunity to speculators.”
October 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM