# Binky: The App That Does Nothing - The Atlantic

<https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/06/the-app-that-does-nothing/529764/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Everything about this is so awesome. The name, the logo (pacifier!) and the entire concept. A social network filled with completely inane bot activity. Your actions are reinforced by likes from bots. I can’t figure out how cynical this is, but it’s a perfect on-ramp to dozens of dystopian sci-fi novels.

## Facts

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- [WT6: Weekly Thing for June 17, 2017](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/6/), Links 📌

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