Digital graveyard

ARBITRARY network shutdowns and slow internet speeds have been the defining feature of 2024. The ever-revolving circle on the screen harks back to the dial-up days, where one would hear a cacophony of sound while waiting to connect to the internet. Sudden disconnections often took place when someone picked up the receiver of the landline. 2024 was all about someone constantly picking up the receiver of the landline, without warning, frequently and deliberately, and leaving it off the hook, again and again and again.