# After the Feed: Trust, connection, and the next era of social technology **By [Eli Pariser](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%23eliPariser), [Angelica Quicksey](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%23angelicaQuicksey), [Arnobio Morelix](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%23arnobioMorelix)** | May 2026 | [New_Public](https://newpublic.org) > Agentic interfaces are replacing social feeds as the default interface for digital life. Five trends drive this shift, and three opportunities emerge for shaping the next era of social technology. Associated RDF: [after-the-feed-trust-connection-qwen3-6-plus-1.ttl](../rdf/after-the-feed-trust-connection-qwen3-6-plus-1.ttl) Source HTML: [after-the-feed-trust-connection-qwen3-6-plus-1.html](after-the-feed-trust-connection-qwen3-6-plus-1.html) Companion JSON-LD: [after-the-feed-trust-connection-qwen3-6-plus-1.jsonld](../rdf/after-the-feed-trust-connection-qwen3-6-plus-1.jsonld) --- ## Overview [New_Public](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fentity%2FQ124798543%23newPublic) presents a comprehensive framework for understanding the transition from the platform era to the [agentic interface era](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23agenticInterfaceEra). Based on an 82-slide presentation, the report analyzes five trends driving this shift: agentic interfaces as new gatekeepers, AI destabilizing big social platforms, the emerging [trust economy](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23trustEconomy), [software abundance](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23softwareAbundance), and the survival of [human connection](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23humanConnection). Three opportunities emerge: [high-trust micro communities](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23highTrustMicroCommunities), [AI-supported stewardship](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23aiSupportedStewardship), and the [hybrid public square](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23hybridPublicSquare). ### Core Themes - **[Agentic Interface Era](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23agenticInterfaceEra)** — The current era (2025-present) where AI-powered agentic interfaces replace social feeds as the default interface for digital life, curating, summarizing, and transforming content for an audience of one. - **[Trust Economy](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23trustEconomy)** — The emerging economic model where trust in content and creator replaces attention metrics as the primary currency, because AI makes synthetic engagement trivially cheap. - **[Software Abundance](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23softwareAbundance)** — The shift from software scarcity (months, tens of thousands of dollars) to abundance (hours, $20/month subscription), enabled by AI coding tools. - **[Human Connection Survives](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23humanConnection)** — Despite AI's capabilities, human-to-human connection retains advantages in belonging, creative expression, and presence. - **[Hybrid Public Square](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23hybridPublicSquare)** — A shared digital space where humans and AI agents coexist with explicit rules, transparency, role clarity, and human override capabilities. --- ## Six Theses ### 1. [Filter Bubble Thesis](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23filterBubbleThesis) If left unchecked, personalized algorithms will have negative consequences for people and democracy. Introduced by [Eli Pariser](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%23eliPariser) in his 2011 TED talk and book [The Filter Bubble](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdbpedia.org%2Fresource%2FFilter_bubble%23theFilterBubble). ### 2. [Agentic Interface Thesis](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23agenticInterfaceThesis) The social feed is no longer the default interface for digital life. Agentic interfaces are becoming the nexus through which people access information and connection. ### 3. [Trust Economy Thesis](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23trustEconomyThesis) The attention economy is being supplanted by the trust economy. When engagement metrics become meaningless because AI can manufacture them at scale, trust becomes the new currency. ### 4. [Software Abundance Thesis](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23softwareAbundanceThesis) We are moving into a world of software abundance where building software takes hours and $20/month instead of months and tens of thousands of dollars. This threatens the SaaS model and enables bespoke micro-platforms. ### 5. [Human Connection Survives Thesis](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23humanConnectionSurvivesThesis) In an agentic world, human connection survives. The human advantage lies in connection, belonging, and creative expression — areas AI cannot fully replicate. Products built on human-to-human relationships are protected. ### 6. [Hybrid Public Square Thesis](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23hybridPublicSquareThesis) Humans and agents can coexist in shared digital spaces with explicit rules: shared open standards, community governance, agent disclosure, role clarity, and human override. This is a viable third path between human-only and agent-only internets. --- ## Five Trends ### Trend 1: [Agentic Interfaces as New Gatekeepers](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23gatekeeperEvolution) The progression from Old Gatekeepers (institutions, 1850-2010) to New Gatekeepers (platforms & algorithms, 2010-2025) to New New Gatekeepers (agentic interfaces, 2025-present). Instead of scrolling through algorithmically ranked posts, people interact with personal AI agents that curate, summarize, and transform content for an audience of one. ### Trend 2: [AI Destabilizing Big Social](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23platformDestabilization) AI makes big social platforms less safe (harassment at scale), less social (reciprocity erosion as people turn to AI instead of humans), full of [slop](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23slop) (low-quality AI-generated content), and full of bots (51% of global internet traffic in 2024 was automated agents). [Alexis Ohanian](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdbpedia.org%2Fresource%2FAlexis_Ohanian%23alexisOhanian) lamented that "so much of the internet is now just dead." ### Trend 3: [The Emerging Trust Economy](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23trustEconomy) Because AI makes synthetic engagement trivially cheap, followers, comments, and reviews can be manufactured at scale. [Thick reputation](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23thickReputation) — contextual, slow-built reputation earned through sustained contribution in a specific community — becomes the new currency. People retreat to the [cozy web](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23cozyWeb) (group chats, Discord servers, WhatsApp groups) to escape the [dark forest](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23darkForest) of the hostile open internet. ### Trend 4: [Software Abundance](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23softwareAbundance) Building software shifted from months and tens of thousands of dollars to hours and $20/month subscriptions, enabled by [Claude Code](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdbpedia.org%2Fresource%2FClaude_(language_model)%23claudeCode), [Cursor](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23cursor), and [GitHub Copilot](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdbpedia.org%2Fresource%2FGitHub_Copilot%23githubCopilot). The [SaaS-pocalypse](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23saasPocalypseAnalysis) of February 2026 saw $300B in software company value evaporate. [Atlassian](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdbpedia.org%2Fresource%2FAtlassian%23atlassian) cut 1,600 jobs. [Anthropic](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdbpedia.org%2Fresource%2FAnthropic%23anthropic) raised $30B at $380B valuation. ### Trend 5: [Human Connection Survives](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23humanConnection) Despite AI's capabilities, human-to-human connection retains advantages in belonging, creative expression, and presence. Research by [Ethan Mollick](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23ethanMollick) supports this thesis. Products built on human-to-human relationships are protected. --- ## Key Concepts ### [Gatekeeper Evolution](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23gatekeeperEvolutionAnalysis) - **[Old Gatekeepers (1850-2010)](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23oldGatekeepers)** — Institutions: newspaper editors, TV network anchors. Controlled what the public saw through editorial judgment. - **[New Gatekeepers (2010-2025)](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23newGatekeepers)** — Platforms & Algorithms: Facebook, Google, Twitter feeds. Optimized for time-on-platform through algorithmic ranking. - **[New New Gatekeepers (2025-Present)](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23newNewGatekeepers)** — Agentic interfaces: LLM-powered interfaces tuned to you. Optimized for individual attention and personalized curation. ### [Platform Era vs Agentic Interface Era](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23platformVsAgenticComparison) Five-dimensional contrast between the platform era and the agentic interface era, showing how the default interface for digital life has fundamentally shifted from shared algorithmic feeds to personalized AI curation. ### [Decentralized Protocols](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23atProtocol) - **[AT Protocol](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23atProtocol)** — Decentralized social protocol powering Bluesky's 43 million users, enabling portable identity and 50,000+ community-built algorithms. - **[ActivityPub](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23activityPub)** — Decentralized social protocol powering the Fediverse (including Mastodon), enabling independent servers to communicate while maintaining their own governance. ### [Prosocial Community Principles](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23prosocialPrinciples) - **[Identity is legible](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23principleIdentityLegible)** — Members know who they're talking to. Membership and boundaries through invites, roles, and permeability controls. - **[Norms are enforced](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23principleNormsEnforced)** — Community standards have real teeth. Lightweight governance with clear escalation paths. - **[Reputation is earned](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23principleReputationEarned)** — Trust accumulates over time, not follower counts. Shared context through pinned canon and searchable archives. - **[Shared incentives](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23principleSharedIncentives)** — Incentives between members and stewards are aligned. Intentional UX: fewer virality mechanics, more intention mechanics. ### [Rules for Agent-Human Coexistence](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23coexistenceRules) - **[Shared open standards](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23ruleSharedStandards)** — Interoperable, open protocols for how agents identify, communicate, and act. - **[Community governance](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23ruleCommunityGovernance)** — The community sets the rules for agents, not the platform. - **[Agent disclosure](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23ruleAgentDisclosure)** — Users know when they're interacting with agents. - **[Role clarity](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23ruleRoleClarity)** — Agents have defined, bounded functions (facilitation, summarization, matching). Not open-ended social participation. - **[Human override](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23ruleHumanOverride)** — Humans can always see, challenge, or remove agent actions. --- ## JTBD Analysis The [Jobs-to-Be-Done Framework](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23jtbdFramework) was applied to 134 social media functions with AI displacement/augmentation scoring based on frontier model capabilities circa January 2026. ### Human Advantage (LOW AI Replacement) - **[Connecting & Belonging](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23jtbdConnectingBelonging)** — 26 jobs with LOW AI replacement. Maintaining relationships, feeling less lonely, finding people to meet offline, getting emotional support, building trust and authenticity. - **[Expressing & Creating](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23jtbdExpressingCreating)** — 17 jobs with LOW AI replacement. Sharing visual moments, expressing identity publicly, telling compelling stories, creating images/video, participating in trends. ### Medium AI Replacement - **[Coordinating](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23jtbdCoordinating)** — 19 jobs with MEDIUM AI replacement. Finding local services, scheduling meetups, coordinating help, buying/selling locally, finding local events, managing groups. - **[Influencing & Earning](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23jtbdInfluencingEarning)** — 24 jobs with MEDIUM AI replacement. Building an audience, networking professionally, monetizing attention, building personal brand, finding job opportunities. ### AI Advantage (HIGH/HIGHEST AI Replacement) - **[Enjoying & Escaping](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23jtbdEnjoyingEscaping)** — 22 jobs with HIGH AI replacement. Killing time/boredom, personalized entertainment, discovering new content, following trends and memes, endless scroll. - **[Learning & Deciding](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23jtbdLearningDeciding)** — 26 jobs with HIGHEST AI replacement. Learning via tutorials, keeping up with news, researching products, getting quick answers, debugging code, synthesizing information. --- ## Platform Risk Assessment Nine major platforms assessed for risk level in the agentic interface era: ### PROTECTED (LOW Risk) - **[WhatsApp](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23whatsappRisk)** — Protected. Private messaging, relationships, groups. Built on human-to-human relationships. - **[Telegram](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23telegramRisk)** — Protected. Private messaging, communities. Built on human-to-human relationships. - **[Discord](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23discordRisk)** — Protected. Community, voice, real-time. Built on human-to-human relationships. - **[Snapchat](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23snapchatRisk)** — Protected. Close friends, ephemeral, intimate. Built on human-to-human relationships. ### AT RISK (MEDIUM Risk) - **[Instagram](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23instagramRisk)** — At risk. Visual content, shopping. Mixed human and AI-dominant functions. - **[Reddit](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23redditRisk)** — At risk. Q&A, research, recommendations. Reciprocity being eroded by AI agents. - **[LinkedIn](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23linkedInRisk)** — At risk. Job matching, professional content. Full of AI-generated slop. ### EXPOSED (HIGH Risk) - **[YouTube](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23youtubeRisk)** — Exposed. Tutorials, how-to, reviews. Serving AI-dominant functions that can be summarized or generated. - **[TikTok](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23tiktokRisk)** — Exposed. Entertainment feed, discovery. Serving AI-dominant functions that can be summarized or generated. --- ## Three Opportunities ### 1. [High-Trust Micro Communities](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23highTrustMicroCommunities) Building purpose-built spaces for specific communities. Powered by software abundance, decentralized social protocols ([AT Protocol](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23atProtocol), [ActivityPub](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23activityPub)), and prosocial community principles. ### 2. [AI-Supported Stewardship](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23aiSupportedStewardship) Making healthy communities sustainable at scale. AI absorbs routine moderation work through five capabilities: - **[Sensemaking](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23stewardSensemaking)** — Summarize threads, identify decisions, map arguments and open questions. - **[Facilitation](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23stewardFacilitation)** — Ask clarifying questions, surface missing voices. - **[Norm Enforcement](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23stewardNormEnforcement)** — Detect conflict, nudge tone, remind users of rules and norms. - **[Moderation](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23stewardModeration)** — Filter or flag toxic comments, route to humans. - **[Continuity](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23stewardContinuity)** — Maintain shared memory, resurface relevant content. This frees human stewards for high-leverage moments: resolving complex conflict, welcoming newcomers, and shaping community culture. ### 3. [The Hybrid Public Square](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23hybridPublicSquareOpportunity) Designing the internet that humans and agents share. Requires shared standards, community governance, agent disclosure, role clarity, and human override. A viable third path between human-only and agent-only internets. --- ## Frequently Asked Questions ### [What is the agentic interface era?](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23q1) [The agentic interface era (2025-present) is when AI-powered interfaces replace social feeds as the default way people access information and connection. Instead of scrolling through algorithmically ranked posts, people interact with personal AI agents that curate, summarize, and transform content for an audience of one.](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23a1) ### [What is the filter bubble?](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23q2) [The filter bubble, introduced by Eli Pariser in 2011, describes how personalized algorithms can isolate users in their own information bubbles. His thesis warned that if left unchecked, these algorithms would have negative consequences for people and democracy.](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23a2) ### [How is AI destabilizing big social platforms?](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23q3) [AI makes big social platforms less safe (harassment at scale), less social (reciprocity erosion as people turn to AI instead of humans), full of slop (low-quality AI-generated content), and full of bots (51% of global internet traffic in 2024 was automated agents).](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23a3) ### [What is the trust economy?](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23q4) [The trust economy replaces the attention economy as the primary online currency. Because AI makes synthetic engagement trivially cheap, followers, comments, and reviews can be manufactured at scale. Trust in content and creator becomes more valuable than attention metrics.](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23a4) ### [What is thick reputation?](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23q5) [Thick reputation is contextual, slow-built reputation earned through sustained contribution in a specific community. It's the new currency of the trust economy — not '10K followers' but 'contributed thoughtfully to this community for two years.'](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23a5) ### [What is the cozy web?](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23q6) [The cozy web, a term popularized by Maggie Appleton, refers to smaller, private digital spaces where people know who they're talking to and norms protect them — group chats, Discord servers, WhatsApp groups, and private channels.](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23a6) ### [What is software abundance?](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23q7) [Software abundance is the shift from software scarcity (building took months and tens of thousands of dollars) to abundance (hours and $20/month subscriptions), enabled by AI coding tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot.](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23a7) ### [What is the SaaS-pocalypse?](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23q8) [The SaaS-pocalypse refers to the February 2026 market event where roughly $300 billion in software company value evaporated in a single session. AI coding agents made building custom software nearly free, tipping 'buy vs. build' toward build, and autonomous agents reduced headcount, cutting per-seat subscriptions.](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23a8) ### [Which social functions are most vulnerable to AI replacement?](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23q9) [Learning & Deciding (26 jobs, HIGHEST AI replacement) and Enjoying & Escaping (22 jobs, HIGH AI replacement) are most vulnerable. Connecting & Belonging (26 jobs, LOW) and Expressing & Creating (17 jobs, LOW) retain the strongest human advantage.](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23a9) ### [What are the three opportunities for shaping the post-feed era?](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23q10) [1) High-trust micro communities — building purpose-built spaces for specific communities. 2) AI-supported stewardship — making healthy communities sustainable at scale. 3) The hybrid public square — designing the internet that humans and agents share.](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23a10) ### [What is the hybrid public square?](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23q11) [The hybrid public square is a shared digital space where humans and AI agents coexist with explicit rules: shared open standards, community governance, agent disclosure, role clarity, and human override. It's a viable third path between human-only and agent-only internets.](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23a11) ### [What is AI-supported stewardship?](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23q12) [AI-supported stewardship uses AI to absorb routine moderation work — sensemaking, facilitation, norm enforcement, moderation, and continuity — freeing human stewards for high-leverage moments: resolving complex conflict, welcoming newcomers, and shaping community culture.](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23a12) --- ## Glossary - **[Agentic Interface](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23termAgenticInterface)** — An AI-powered interface built for an audience of one, curating, summarizing, and transforming content. The new intermediary for information about the world. - **[Filter Bubble](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23termFilterBubble)** — A state of intellectual isolation created by personalized algorithms, introduced by Eli Pariser in 2011. - **[Trust Economy](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23termTrustEconomy)** — An economic model where trust in content and creator replaces attention metrics as the primary currency, because AI makes synthetic engagement trivially cheap. - **[Thick Reputation](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23termThickReputation)** — Contextual, slow-built reputation earned through sustained contribution in a specific community. The new currency of the trust economy. - **[Cozy Web](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23termCozyWeb)** — Smaller, private digital spaces where people know who they're talking to and norms protect them — group chats, Discord servers, WhatsApp groups. - **[Dark Forest](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23termDarkForest)** — The hostile open internet where people retreat to quiet, private spaces when the web becomes dangerous. Term from Yancey Strickler. - **[Slop](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23termSlop)** — Low-quality, AI-generated content that abounds on social platforms. Merriam-Webster's 2025 Word of the Year. - **[Vibe Coding](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23termVibeCoding)** — A coding approach where you describe what you want in plain language and AI builds it. Term coined by Andrej Karpathy in February 2025. - **[SaaS-pocalypse](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23termSaasPocalypse)** — The February 2026 market event where $300B in software company value evaporated as AI coding tools made building custom software nearly free. - **[Hybrid Public Square](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23termHybridPublicSquare)** — A shared digital space where humans and AI agents coexist with explicit rules, transparency, role clarity, and human override capabilities. --- ## How to Build for the Post-Feed Era 1. **[Research and sense-making](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23step1)** — Understand how agentic interfaces are developing and shaping the next era of social technology through rigorous research. 2. **[Experiment with high-trust micro communities](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23step2)** — Build spaces for shared reality and human connection — purpose-built platforms for specific communities, powered by decentralized protocols. 3. **[Design AI-supported stewardship](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23step3)** — Use AI to maintain community memory, moderation, and facilitation to support and amplify human stewardship at scale. 4. **[Shape the hybrid public square](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23step4)** — Define what the internet of humans and agents looks like before defaults are set. Develop shared standards for agent-human coexistence. 5. **[Create new funding vehicles](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23step5)** — Support public-spirited builders and entities with funding models beyond venture capital — subscription, member-supported, and community-owned models. 6. **[Advocate for the right dynamics](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23step6)** — Push for incentives and governance that ensure good solutions win — community-level agent governance, agent disclosure, and human override. 7. **[Show up in the rooms where defaults are being set](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/describe/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewpublic.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fafter-the-feed%23step7)** — Participate in technical working groups (MCP, IETF, W3C, OAuth) where infrastructure decisions are being made that will shape the next quarter-century. --- ## SPARQL Explorer Query the knowledge graph via URIBurner: - **RDF Turtle**: [Run SELECT query](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/sparql?default-graph-uri=https%3A%2F%2Flinkeddata.uriburner.com%2FDAV%2Fdemos%2Fdaas%2Fafter-the-feed-trust-connection-qwen3-6-plus-1.ttl&query=PREFIX+rdf%3A+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F1999%2F02%2F22-rdf-syntax-ns%23%3E%0APREFIX+rdfs%3A+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2F01%2Frdf-schema%23%3E%0A%0ASELECT+%3Ftype+%28SAMPLE%28%3Fs%29+AS+%3FsampleEntity%29+%28SAMPLE%28%3Flabel%29+AS+%3FsampleLabel%29+%28COUNT%28%3Fs%29+AS+%3FentityCount%29%0AWHERE+%7B%0A++GRAPH+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Flinkeddata.uriburner.com%2FDAV%2Fdemos%2Fdaas%2Fafter-the-feed-trust-connection-qwen3-6-plus-1.ttl%3E+%7B%0A++++%3Fs+rdf%3Atype+%3Ftype+.%0A++++OPTIONAL+%7B+%3Fs+rdfs%3Alabel+%3Flabel+%7D%0A++%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP+BY+%3Ftype%0AORDER+BY+DESC%28%3FentityCount%29&format=text%2Fx-html%2Btr&timeout=0&debug=on&run=+Run+Query+) ```sparql PREFIX rdf: PREFIX rdfs: SELECT ?type (SAMPLE(?s) AS ?sampleEntity) (SAMPLE(?label) AS ?sampleLabel) (COUNT(?s) AS ?entityCount) WHERE { GRAPH { ?s rdf:type ?type . OPTIONAL { ?s rdfs:label ?label } } } GROUP BY ?type ORDER BY DESC(?entityCount) ``` --- ## Provenance - **Source**: [After the Feed: Trust, connection, and the next era of social technology](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z5KiIEeQetnF7kJBYihCYoSWr3S0Mj1qK3LVuifIsqU/edit) by Eli Pariser, Angelica Quicksey, Arnobio Morelix, New_Public, May 2026 - **RDF**: [after-the-feed-trust-connection-qwen3-6-plus-1.ttl](../rdf/after-the-feed-trust-connection-qwen3-6-plus-1.ttl) - **JSON-LD**: [after-the-feed-trust-connection-qwen3-6-plus-1.jsonld](../rdf/after-the-feed-trust-connection-qwen3-6-plus-1.jsonld) - **Generated using**: [kg-generator](https://github.com/OpenLinkSoftware/ai-agent-skills/tree/main/kg-generator#this) and [rdf-infographic-skill](https://github.com/OpenLinkSoftware/ai-agent-skills/tree/main/rdf-infographic-skill#this) - **LLM**: [Qwen 3.6 Plus](https://help.aliyun.com/zh/model-studio/developer-reference/qwen3.6) - **Linked Data**: [URIBurner](https://linkeddata.uriburner.com/) (Virtuoso-backed)